OLD-FASHIONED WILLIAMSBURG GINGERBREAD COOKIES
Take a step back in time with a classic holiday treat! These simple and delicious old-fashioned Williamsburg Gingerbread Cookies (or "ginger cakes") have been loved for generations -- and you will soon discover why!
Provided by Blair Lonergan
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda.
- Add softened butter, evaporated milk, and molasses. With an electric mixer, start on the lowest speed so that the liquid doesn't splash out of the bowl. Gradually increase the speed until the butter and sugar are creamed together and completely smooth.
- With the mixer on low speed, gradually add 4 cups of flour (one cup at a time), mixing until the flour is incorporated.
- The dough should be stiff enough to handle without sticking to your fingers, so if it's still too wet and sticky, add additional flour (½ cup at a time), just until a fairly stiff dough comes together.
- When the dough is smooth, roll it out to ½-inch thickness on a very well-floured surface.
- Use a 2 ½-inch round biscuit cutter (or other cookie cutter) to cut the dough into round shapes. Continue to add as much flour as necessary to the dough, the rolling pin, and the cookie cutters to prevent the dough from sticking. Place shapes onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until slightly golden brown but still soft. Make sure that you don't bake them for too long or they will become hard and crispy. To maintain the soft, chewy, cake-like texture, pull them out of the often while they're still soft and let them firm up slightly while they cool.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 large cookie, Calories 195 kcal, Carbohydrate 32 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Sodium 195 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 16 g, UnsaturatedFat 3 g
GINGER DROP COOKIES
My mother shared the recipe for these soft spice cookies, and I'm so grateful to have it! -Bethel Walters, Willow River, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Yield about 5-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and eggs. Combine the dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with water. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours. , Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 165 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 13mg cholesterol, Sodium 158mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.
BIG SOFT GINGER COOKIES
These are just what they say: big, soft, gingerbread cookies. They stay soft, too. My oldest son's favorite.
Provided by AMY1028
Categories Desserts Cookies Spice Cookie Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 142.8 calories, Carbohydrate 21.1 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 6 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 147 mg, Sugar 11.4 g
GINGERBREAD DROP COOKIES
A wonderful gingerbread cookie without having to roll and cut out! Cooking time is per batch. These freeze very well. Thaw for one hour before serving. Recipe courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens.
Provided by Marie
Categories Dessert
Time 28m
Yield 7 doz cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl beat shortening with an electric mixer on medium to high speed. Add brown sugar, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
- Beat until well combined.
- Beat in molasses, eggs, and milk until well mixed.
- Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer.
- Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in raisins and nuts.
- Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake in a 375° oven for about 8 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.
- Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 820.3, Fat 37.1, SaturatedFat 8.4, Cholesterol 60.7, Sodium 317.9, Carbohydrate 115.8, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 61, Protein 9.4
DROP GINGER CAKES (COOKIES)
Made for my son's school where they devote a week every year to "Old-Fashioned School". They go to an authentic one-room schoolhouse, wear period clothes, write on slates, read out of McGuffey Readers, play with old-timey toys, etc. I got this recipe from the Texas Hill Country website: http://texfiles.com/pioneercooking/index.htm . "Written on odd scraps of paper, old envelopes and the backs of cancelled checks, these recipes were discovered in an old kitchen cabinet purchased at a garage sale. The recipes, dating from the late 1800s to early 1900s, were used by the pioneers...." The original is as simple as this: Drop Ginger Cakes. Take one cup of sugar, 3 cups of flour, 1 cup of molasses, 1 cup of boiling water, 3/4 cup of butter, 2 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoonfuls of soda, 1 teaspoonful of ginger, 1/2 teaspoonful of cinnamon, and a little grated nutmeg. Below is how I did it.
Provided by mliss29
Categories Dessert
Time 24m
Yield 60 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F
- Mix the butter, sugar, molasses, and water together. Mix in the eggs.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, soda, and spices.
- Add to the wet ingredients, mix well, and drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 74.9, Fat 2.5, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 13.2, Sodium 52.4, Carbohydrate 12.4, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 6.5, Protein 0.9
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