• yield Makes 8 to 10 wedges

Ingredients

  • 1 batch Basic Shortbread

  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger

  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper

  • 3/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger

  • 1 tablespoon sanding sugar

Directions

  1. Step 1

    Prepare basic shortbread, sifting ground ginger and white pepper with the flour and salt. Add 1/2 cup crystallized ginger to creamed butter mixture before adding flour mixture. At the end of step 2, sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger and sanding sugar. Bake until firm and just starting to color, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into wedges. Cookies will keep, in an airtight container, at room temperature for 1 week.

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