Chocolate Ginger Leaves and Acorns
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Holiday Cookies 2005, December 2004
- Yield Makes 4 dozen
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
- 1 tablespoon peeled, grated fresh ginger
- Fine sanding sugar, for sprinkling
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, spices, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in medium bowl.
- Put butter and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add egg, molasses, and grated ginger; mix until combined. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined.
- Halve dough; shape into disks. Wrap each disk in plastic; refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Working with 1 disk at a time, roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thick. (If dough becomes too soft at any time, freeze until firm.) Cut out shapes with 3-inch acorn- or leaf-shaped cookie cutters; space 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.
- Score designs with a paring knife; sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until firm, 11 to 13 minutes. Cool on sheets on wire racks. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.
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these cookies are wonderful after a special fall or winter meal, served with coffee and vanilla ice cream. everyone in my family loved them! great flavor.
i like this cookies good for coffee in cold weather
I love these cookies - and so does everyone else who eats them!