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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Use the fresh ginger if you can-very good Holiday cookie. Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temp |
2 cups brown sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 large eggs |
1/4 cup minced ginger or 2 teaspoons ground ginger |
3 cups flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
3/4 cup toasted hazelnuts, chopped |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy.
2. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
3. Stir in ginger.
4. In another bowl, stir flour with baking soda and salt.
5. Add flour mixture and nuts to butter mixture.
6. Stir until a soft dough forms.
7. Shape dough into a log, 14 inches long and 2 inches wide.
8. Refrigerate overnight.
9. At this point you can also freeze.
10. To bake preheat oven to 400*.
11. Cut dough into 1/4 inch rounds.
12. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden.
13. Cool on a rack.
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