Candied Ginger Shortbread Wedges Recipe

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Candied Ginger Shortbread Wedges
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  1. Directions
  2. Prepare basic shortbread, sifting ground ginger and white pepper with the flour and salt. Add 1/2 cup crystallized ginger to creamed butter mixture before adding flour mixture. At the end of step 2, sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger and sanding sugar. Bake until firm and just starting to color, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into wedges. Cookies will keep, in an airtight container, at room temperature for 1 week.
  3. Basic Shortbread
  4. Ingredients
  5. Makes 8 to 10 wedges
  6. 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
  7. 2 cups all-purpose flour
  8. 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
  9. 1/2 cup confectioners' or granulated sugar
  10. Directions
  11. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 8 1/2-inch round cake or spring form pan. Sift together flour and salt in a small bowl. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium, cream butter until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add sugar, and continue to beat until very light in color and fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary, about 2 minutes more. Add flour mixture, and beat on low, scraping bowl if necessary, until flour is just incorporated and dough sticks together when squeezed.
  12. Pat dough into prepared pan. Use a paring knife to score dough into wedges; prick all over in even intervals with a wooden skewer or fork.
  13. Bake until firm in the center and just starting to color, about 50 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Cut into wedges. Cookies will keep, in an airtight container, at room temperature 3 weeks.
  14. Helpful Hint
  15. The dough (and its variations) can be prepared and refrigerated overnight or frozen up to three months, covered tightly with plastic wrap; thaw frozen dough overnight in the refrigerator before using. The baking time for each variety of shortbread will vary depending on the kind of pan and cutters used.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 229.54 Kcal (961 kJ)
Calories from fat 87.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.75g 15%
Cholesterol 20.32mg 7%
Sodium 153.09mg 6%
Potassium 47.78mg 1%
Total Carbs 33.17g 11%
Sugars 5.4g 22%
Dietary Fiber 0.66g 3%
Protein 2.62g 5%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 20.5mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 425.46 Kcal (1781 kJ)
Calories from fat 162.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.08g 15%
Cholesterol 37.66mg 7%
Sodium 283.76mg 6%
Potassium 88.56mg 1%
Total Carbs 61.48g 11%
Sugars 10.01g 22%
Dietary Fiber 1.22g 3%
Protein 4.85g 5%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 1%
Calcium 37.9mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.3
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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