Slice n Bake Ginger Wafers
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Slice 'n' Bake Ginger Wafers
Yield: Makes about 4-1/2 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1
cup packed brown sugar
1/2
cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1/4
cup light molasses
1
egg
2
teaspoons ground ginger
1
teaspoon grated orange peel
1/4
teaspoon salt
1/4
teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4
teaspoon ground cloves
2
cups all-purpose flour
Preparation:
1.
Beat brown sugar, butter and molasses in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add egg, ginger, orange peel, salt, cinnamon and cloves; beat until well blended. Stir in flour until well blended. (Dough will be very stiff.)
2.
Shape dough into 2 logs, each about 1-1/2 inches in diameter and 8 inches long. Wrap each log in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 5 hours or up to 3 days.
3.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut dough into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Variations:
Dip half of each cookie in melted white chocolate, or drizzle cookies with a glaze of 1-1/4 cups powdered sugar and 2 tablespoons orange juice. Or, cut cookie dough into 1/8-inch-thick slices and bake. Sandwich melted caramel candy or peanut butter between cooled cookies.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1 cookie | |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Fiber | <1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 9 g |
| Cholesterol | 4 mg |
| Total Fat | 2 g |
| Calories | 53 |
| Sodium | 33 mg |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 1/2 |
| Starch | 1/2 |
This recipe appears in: Ginger & Spice