Little nuggets of spicy crystallized ginger are mellowed with brown sugar in a sophisticated butter cookie that carries this irresistible combination.
This is just one of Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies: 1941-2008. Although we’ve retested the recipes, in the interest of authenticity we’ve left them unchanged: The instructions below are still exactly as they were originally printed.
1980s Recipes + Menus
Brown Sugar Ginger Crisps
November 1989
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup (about 3 ounces) finely chopped crystallized ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon double-acting baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
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In a bowl cream together the butter and the brown sugar and beat in the egg yolk, the vanilla, the crystallized ginger, and the ground ginger. Into the bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, and the salt and combine the batter well. Drop the batter by teaspoons 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets and bake the cookies in the middle of a preheated 350° F. oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they are just golden. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, transfer them carefully with a metal spatula to racks, and let them cool completely. The cookies may be made 1 month in advance and kept, frozen in airtight containers. Makes about 50 cookies.
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