Chewy Triple Ginger Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons powdered ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup chopped crystallized ginger
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
• sugar (optional) or powdered sugar, for rolling (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350
• 2 combine flour, powdered ginger, soda, cinnamon, cloves, salt and cayenne if using. set aside.
• 3 cream brown sugar, shortening and butter until fluffy.
• 4 add eggs molasses and beat until blended.
• 5 add flour mixture just until blended.
• 6 gently stir in crystalized ginger and fresh ginger.
• 7 cover and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• 8 shape dough in 1 inch balls and roll in sugar or powdered sugar -- or nothing and place on a baking sheet. may flatten slightly not too much or they loose thier chewiness, or not at all.
• 9 bake 8-10 minute cookies will be soft. check at 8 min.do not overbake.