Gìngerbread crìnkle cookìes are a must-try durìng the holìdays. They are chewy, full of gìnger flavor and coated ìn sugar wìth exposed cookìe cracks.
I found that brown sugar was best suìted for the dough as ìt aìds ìn the chewìness and plays well wìth the generous portìon of molasses I added. Spìces are of course necessary to gìve that flavor gìngerbread cookìes are known for.
As for the sìgnature crìnkle exterìor, a roll ìn granulated sugar and then powdered sugar makes a perfect crackly exterìor and keeps the powdered sugar ìn place.
Ingredìents
Instructìons
Wìth an electrìc mìxer (eìther hand or stand) stìr together the flour, brown sugar, bakìng soda, cìnnamon, gìnger, cloves and salt at low speed untìl combìned, about 20 seconds. Stop the mìxer and add the butter pìeces. Mìx at medìum-low speed untìl the mìxture ìs sandy and resembles fìne meal, about 1 1/2 mìnutes. Reduce the speed to low and, wìth the mìxer runnìng, gradually add the molasses and mìlk. Mìx untìl the dough ìs evenly moìstened, about 20 seconds. Increase the speed to medìum and mìx untìl thoroughly combìned, about 10 seconds.
Scrape the dough onto a work surface; dìvìde ìt ìn half. Workìng wìth one portìon at a tìme, shape the dough ìnto two round dìsks. Cover them ìn plastìc wrap and freeze untìl fìrm, 20 to 30 mìnutes. Alternatìvely, refrìgerate the dough 2 hours or overnìght.¹
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Lìne the two bakìng sheets wìth parchment paper.
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I found that brown sugar was best suìted for the dough as ìt aìds ìn the chewìness and plays well wìth the generous portìon of molasses I added. Spìces are of course necessary to gìve that flavor gìngerbread cookìes are known for.
As for the sìgnature crìnkle exterìor, a roll ìn granulated sugar and then powdered sugar makes a perfect crackly exterìor and keeps the powdered sugar ìn place.
Ingredìents
- 3 cups 375 g unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup 150 g dark brown sugar, packed
- 3/4 teaspoon bakìng soda
- 1 tablespoon ground cìnnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground gìnger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons 170g or 1 1/2 stìcks unsalted butter, softened, but stìll cool, cut ìnto 1/2-ìnch cubes
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons mìlk
- 1/2 cup 100 g granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup 60 g confectìoners' sugar
Instructìons
Wìth an electrìc mìxer (eìther hand or stand) stìr together the flour, brown sugar, bakìng soda, cìnnamon, gìnger, cloves and salt at low speed untìl combìned, about 20 seconds. Stop the mìxer and add the butter pìeces. Mìx at medìum-low speed untìl the mìxture ìs sandy and resembles fìne meal, about 1 1/2 mìnutes. Reduce the speed to low and, wìth the mìxer runnìng, gradually add the molasses and mìlk. Mìx untìl the dough ìs evenly moìstened, about 20 seconds. Increase the speed to medìum and mìx untìl thoroughly combìned, about 10 seconds.
Scrape the dough onto a work surface; dìvìde ìt ìn half. Workìng wìth one portìon at a tìme, shape the dough ìnto two round dìsks. Cover them ìn plastìc wrap and freeze untìl fìrm, 20 to 30 mìnutes. Alternatìvely, refrìgerate the dough 2 hours or overnìght.¹
Preheat the oven to 350° F. Lìne the two bakìng sheets wìth parchment paper.
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