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Chewy Ginger Cookies
These chewy ginger cookies aren't necessarily a neat fit into my Italian cookie recipes - because they aren't truly "italian". But here's the story.... I was invited to Kansas City Food Bloggers Cookie Exchange in 2010 - and one of the gals baked these. They were my favorites. They are definitely an easy to make cookie because all the ingredients are normal - and they are a drop cookie. Yes, they use Crisco AND I HATE Crisco in general just because of the toxic ingredients. But it makes it work. See why below. If this wasn't the type of cookie you were looking for - scroll below and see the full list of all the cookie recipes I have on my site. Thanks for stopping by - Lisa Italian Dessert Recipes Website Owner and Developer Chewy Ginger Cookies3/4 cup butter flavored Crisco ( I know I rarely use shortening - but see why below) 1 cup white sugar 1/4 cup light molasses (dark would be ok too) 1 egg 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pinch of anise powder (optional) 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg and beat until fluffy. Stir in molasses and mix well. 3. Sift all dry ingredients. Then add to molasses mixture. Mix well. 4. Using a cookie scoop (or melon baller), scoop dough on to cookie sheets and bake for 9 minutes (exactly). 5. Remove from baking sheet and cool. You can also roll the balls in sugar for added flavor. Is this all the spices I need?Yeah, it's the ginger cinnamon combo you are looking for in the flavor. And I too was a little leary when I began - I was thinking of nutmeg, all spice, maybe pumpkin spice - but no she did this recipe well. It's really a nice cookie.
Why Crisco and not butter?The deal with these cookies is they are "chewy" ginger cookies - not ginger "snaps". Butter would make them more "snappish". The Crisco lends to the chewy-ness.
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Fathers Day
I can already tell you the main recipes that are viewed on Italian Dessert Recipes during the last few weeks before Fathers Day -
CHOCOLATE desserts, CHOCOLATE CAKES, CHOCOLATE cheesecake - basically anything chocolate.Not sure why we think men need chocolate. But, it's a cyclical. I see it every year - all my chocolate dessert recipes get the highest viewings. So, to give you some ideas - here's what most of us cook for our men on Fathers Day: Recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake (I love this because it uses sour cream, and makes the chocolate have the bittersweet deep end flavor Chocolate Walnut Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake (Uses 3 sticks of butter - I make this about 4 times a year!) And if you don't want chocolate? Another great holiday cake, that I make for celebrations: Italian Rum Cake (Give yourself a day ahead of time to make this. It needs to soak about 24 hours to flavor.) Lisa
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