Perfect w/ Modifications After reading the other reviews I made some modifications to the recipe--added an extra egg white and cut the sugar to 3/4 cup in the cookies. I also substituted 1 teaspoon ground ginger for the crystallized ginger bits since I couldn't find any at the store. And last I refrigerated the dough overnight to help it solidify more. The result was awesome! The cookies are crispy on the outside and slightly chewy inside and have a strong bite with a touch of sweet. I'm very glad I used less sugar. More would have overpowered the ginger flavor and made them sugary-bland. But overall a solid holiday cookie! Pros: Quick easy gingery Cons: None
Taste is great and the recipe is easy. The only problem I had (maybe I did something wrong?) was the dough was really crumbly. After I refrigerated it I had to add about 1 - 2 T of milk so the dough could be formed into balls.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Girl Turned Traitor Wow. I used to think chocolate chip cookies were the bomb. Step aside tradition because these beauties just took first place! These taste good any time of the year but are warm and spicy; I recommend them during the colder months. However if it is tending towards summer they are really quick to bake and amazing chilled with a glass of milk. 1 cup of sugar is overkill in these cookies. If you don't enjoy knock-your-nickers-off sweet you can let the molasses and sugar coating take care. I'd recommend less than 3/4 c sugar in the batter. Roll the dough in large grain sugar to enjoy a prettier more twinkly cookie. Pros: sweet quick to bake visually appealing Cons: Too much sugar yet addictively delicious!
These are by far the BEST ginger cookies I have ever had! However my dough was quite dry so I added another 1/4 butter and 3 tablespoons of milk. They turned out fantastic. I'm fighting against going for #5 right now!
Most excellent and easy to make
I just made these and oh my.... they are fabulous!
These cookies lived up to their name The candied ginger is a wonderful ingredient. Everyone in my house devoured these and asked when I was going to bake them again. I measured carefully but the dough was extremely crumbly and not formed in the mixer. I usually bake things by recipe faithfully the first time and then adjust but this time it was so wrong looking that I added another large egg. It seems from other reviews that I might not have had to do that after refrigeration but they turned out so great I'm afraid not to do exactly what I did the first time! Pros: spicy addictive Cons: addictive
The batter was very dry and crumbly so I added an extra egg white. The smell is fantastic. If you like ginger this is a keeper. The only thing I would like to see is a reduction in the amount of sugar in the recipe.
