Spice Cookies

Submitted by: wamozart12

Difficulty Rating: Medium (because of all the ingredients)
 
Adapted from Camilla Saulsbury's Exotic Spice Cookies recipe
 
INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped crystallized ginger
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening, room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon rosewater
• 3/4 cup turbinado (raw) sugar or colored sanding sugar, for rolling

 
DIRECTIONS:

• Whisk the flour, ground ginger, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, pepper and salt in a medium bowl until blended. Mix in the crystallized ginger. Set aside momentarily.
• In a large bowl beat the brown sugar, butter and shortening with an electric mixer until fluffy (do not overbeat-it will add too much air). Add the egg, honey and rosewater and beat until blended. Stir in the flour mixture, mixing until just until blended. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll dough into 1 1/4-inch balls; roll in sugar to coat completely. Place balls on cookie sheets, spacing 2 to 3 inches apart.
• Bake cookies until cracked on top but still soft to touch, about 11 to 13 minutes. Cool on wire racks. 

 
*posted by: michelle142*