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Desserts: Ginger Butter Cookies

Source of Recipe

Pillsbury Complete Cookbook (posted to recipecircus by catgurrl)


List of Ingredients

* 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1 cup butter, softened
* 1 tsp vanilla
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 tsp ginger
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1 (2-oz.) jar finely chopped crystallized ginger (1/3 cup)
* 1/3 cup sugar


Recipe

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees (F). In medium bowl, combine brown sugar, 1/3 cup sugar and butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla; blend well.

2. Add flour, ginger and salt; mix well. Stir in crystallized ginger. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in 1/3 cup sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.

3. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets.

Makes 3-1/2 dozen cookies.