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sparkling ginger chip cookies {& a winner}.

November 6, 2011 by Hillary 7 Comments

We have a Godiva Coffee {& cookie!} GIVEAWAY winner. I randomly selected a reader Friday evening:

Comment #102: Kylie

I really enjoyed making the Sparkling Ginger Chip Cookies a la 101 Cookbooks today. I love recipes that just come together with ease. They’re actually quite similar to the Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies I made last November. I recommend you make one or the other – they accompany a hot cup of cinnamon vanilla black tea nicely and package up well for gift giving.

Hope you’ve had a lovely, fall weekend :)

Hillary

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Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies

November 24, 2010 by Hillary 8 Comments

I was at it again today…

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Chewy Chocolate Ginger Cookies

Today’s recipe came from Miss Joy the Baker.

  • 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
  • 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 c. brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 c. molasses*
  • 3/4 c. chocolate chips [I ‘beefed up’ the original 1/2 c. & chose bittersweet > semisweet.]
  • 1/4 c. granulated sugar, for rolling

*Did you know molasses is an excellent source of iron?

Joy’s Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350*F.

Sift the flour, baking soda, spices and salt into a medium bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and brown sugar until smoothly blended, about 2 minutes. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl as needed during mixing. Add the egg and molasses and mix until blended and an even light color, about 1 minute. On low speed, add the flour mixture, mixing just to incorporate it. Fold in the chocolate chips.

Spread the granulated sugar into a small bowl. Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough between the palms of your hands into a ball, toss the ball in sugar to coat and place on the prepared baking sheet. Continue making cookies, spacing them about 2 inches apart.

Bake the cookies one sheet at a time until the tops feel firm but they are still soft in the center and there are several large cracks on top, about 12-14 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then use a wide metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

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The recipe made 28 cookies to wrap up and give to friends and family tomorrow as a simple gesture of my thankfulness.

Speaking of tomorrow… is your stomach getting hungry? All I have to do is take a glance at my plate from Thanksgiving 2009, and my mouth begins to water. I’m going for a longgg run in the morning with my gals – a holiday tradition – before making pizza pancakes for the parents. Then, it’s time to prepare the pies and potatoes.

I hope your day is deliciously enjoyable,

Hillary

* * *

At what time do you eat your Thanksgiving meal?

Unlike most, we don’t eat our meal until dinner time, around 6:00 or 7:00pm. Therefore, I will definitely be munching throughout the day tomorrow.

How do you healthify your Thanksgiving… or do you?

Our Thanksgiving meal tends to be rather healthy. I still consume an absurd amount of calories – I am sure – but we always start with a salad, and I try to make my plate as colorful as possible… then comes dessert ;)

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