Maple ginger cookie
I’m about to weigh in on one of the biggest debates in Christmas cookie literature: Do you prefer a gingerbread cookie, or a ginger snap?
I’m sure you’ve gone over this ad-nauseam with your closest friends and academic peers. Sure, gingerbread is the softer cookie and has been known to be better suited for architecture, or customised to be a little person. And the ginger snap is a crispy cookie that dips into coffee like it was sent from cookie heaven.
But what if I told you that you can cancel the bus that you’ve scheduled to send the high school debate team on?
Meet my Maple ginger cookies. These are a twist on the classic ginger snap that captures both the cripsy and chewy attributes that make these cookies so great. No need to sit on the fence anymore! Wanna build a house with them? You probably can, but I need you to focus on what matters here - it's all gotta be eaten at the end of the day.
Pro tip: use freshly ground ginger for a nice peppery heat.
Prep time: 5 min Total time: 35 min Servings: Approx 20 cookies
Ingredients:
1/12 cups of flour
1 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of ground ginger
¼ tsp of salt
½ cup of packed brown sugar
1 egg
½ cup of maple syrup
1 tbsp of maple extract
3 tbsp of minced crystallized ginger
½ cup of granulated or turbo sugar
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Sift your flour, baking soda, ground ginger, and salt into a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
Using your stand mixer with the paddle tool, cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy (3-4 minutes)
Add in egg, maple syrup, and maple extract. Once incorporated on low speed, mix in your candied ginger
Add in your flour mixture until well-combined and dough forms
Roll into one inch balls and roll in either granulated or turbo sugar. Place on parchment paper lined sheet
To have a thinner, crispier cookie - flatten until ½ inch thick using a glass - for more round/thicker cookies leave as is in a ball
Bake for 10-12 min. Depending on your oven you may need to rotate your cookie sheet to ensure even cooking
