Santa's Spicy Gingersnappers
Recipe of Gloria Piantek of West Lafayette, Indiana
Better Homes & Gardens - March 2009 (Page 148)
Annual Challenge Recipe Contest
Prep: 45 min. Bake: 12 min. per batch
Cool: 2 min. per batch Oven 350 Degrees F.
1 cup raisins
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. chopped crystallized ginger
1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 recipe Pecan Topping, follows
1 recipe Orange Glaze, follows
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place raisins and butter in food processor; process until raisins are chopped and combined with butter. Transfer mixture to extra-large bowl. With electric mixer beat in brown sugar, eggs, crystallized ginger, orange peel, and vanilla until creamy.
In medium bowl combine flour, pecans, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, ginger, and salt. Gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture. Mix until well combined.
With a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop drop dough 4 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten tops lightly. Spoon 1 teaspoon Pecan Topping onto the center of each unbaked cookie.
Bake 12 to 13 minutes or until edges are just set. Let cool on pan or 2 minutes; transfer cookies to cooling rack. Cool completely.
Drizzle cooled cookies with Orange Glaze.
Makes 3 Dozen "Large Cookies."
Pecan Topping: In small bowl combine 1/2 cup chopped raisins, 1/2 cup chopped pecans, 3 tablespoons dairy sour cream, and 2 tablespoons caramel topping. Cover and chill until ready to use.
Orange Glaze: In small bowl combine 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons orange juice.
Each cookie 210 cal, 8 g fat (4 g sat.fat), 26 mg chol, 70 mg sodium, 34 g carbo, 1 g fiber, 2 g pro. Daily Values: 4% vit. A, 2% vit. C, 3% calcium. 6 % iron.
My note: I made these today, they are a bit time consuming, however, the end result is very good. The dough was very easy to work with and produced 3 Dozen cookies as stated.
Enjoy!
Recipe of Gloria Piantek of West Lafayette, Indiana
Better Homes & Gardens - March 2009 (Page 148)
Annual Challenge Recipe Contest
Prep: 45 min. Bake: 12 min. per batch
Cool: 2 min. per batch Oven 350 Degrees F.
1 cup raisins
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. chopped crystallized ginger
1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 recipe Pecan Topping, follows
1 recipe Orange Glaze, follows
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place raisins and butter in food processor; process until raisins are chopped and combined with butter. Transfer mixture to extra-large bowl. With electric mixer beat in brown sugar, eggs, crystallized ginger, orange peel, and vanilla until creamy.
In medium bowl combine flour, pecans, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, ginger, and salt. Gradually beat flour mixture into butter mixture. Mix until well combined.
With a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop drop dough 4 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten tops lightly. Spoon 1 teaspoon Pecan Topping onto the center of each unbaked cookie.
Bake 12 to 13 minutes or until edges are just set. Let cool on pan or 2 minutes; transfer cookies to cooling rack. Cool completely.
Drizzle cooled cookies with Orange Glaze.
Makes 3 Dozen "Large Cookies."
Pecan Topping: In small bowl combine 1/2 cup chopped raisins, 1/2 cup chopped pecans, 3 tablespoons dairy sour cream, and 2 tablespoons caramel topping. Cover and chill until ready to use.
Orange Glaze: In small bowl combine 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons orange juice.
Each cookie 210 cal, 8 g fat (4 g sat.fat), 26 mg chol, 70 mg sodium, 34 g carbo, 1 g fiber, 2 g pro. Daily Values: 4% vit. A, 2% vit. C, 3% calcium. 6 % iron.
My note: I made these today, they are a bit time consuming, however, the end result is very good. The dough was very easy to work with and produced 3 Dozen cookies as stated.
Enjoy!