Brown Sugar-Ginger Crisps
The Gourmet Cookbook
Ruth Reichl, Editor

Yield: about 7 dozen cookies

2 sticks (½ pound) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg yolk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
½ cup (3 ounces) finely chopped crystallized ginger
¼ tsp. ground ginger
1½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt

Put a rack in middle of oven and preheat oven to 350o. Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with a wooden spoon. Beat in yolk, vanilla, crystallized ginger, and ground ginger. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt onto dough and stir until well combined. Drop teaspoons of batter about 1½ inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake in batches until just golden, 10 to 15 minutes per batch. Cool cookies on sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely. These cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week (or in my experience, longer).
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