Ginger Cookie-Sorbet Sandwiches

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Yield:
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Flattening the salty-sweet ginger dough with the bottom of a sturdy glass ensures cookies of uniform size and thickness. The cookies can be made in advance and sandwiched with sorbet shortly before serving.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger

  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

  • 10 tablespoons (1 ¼ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

  • cup plus 5 teaspoons sugar, plus more for rolling and flattening

  • 1 large egg

  • ¼ cup unsulfured molasses

  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger

  • 1 pint mango sorbet

  • 1 pint raspberry sorbet

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk flour, ground ginger, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves in a bowl.

  2. With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in egg, then add molasses and candied ginger. Reduce speed. Gradually mix in flour mixture. Wrap dough in plastic, and refrigerate until slightly firm, 15 minutes.

  3. Using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop, drop balls of dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Roll each one in sugar, and return to sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar, press dough to flatten into 3-inch rounds. Bake until edges are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers up to 2 days.

  4. Sandwich one scoop of sorbet with 2 cookies. Repeat, alternating sorbet flavors. Serve immediately, or freeze in airtight containers up to 3 hours.

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