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Brown Sugar Ginger Crisp

Source of Recipe

Sara Moulton, Dec. 2001


List of Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 2 sticks (1 cup) of unsalted, softened butter
• 1 cup of packed light-brown sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 1/2 cup finely chopped crystalized ginger (3 oz.)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger


Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. degrees

2. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at moderate speed until pale and fluffy (about 3 minutes). Beat in yolk, vanilla and gingers. Add flour mixture and mix at low speed until just combined.

3. Drop heaping teaspoons of dough about 3 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheets and bake in batches in middle of oven until golden, 13 - 15 minutes. Transfer them, using a metal spatula, to a baking rack to cool completely. Recipe courtesy of Gourmet magazine, © 2001.