This post was going to be all about the mouth-watering jalapeño-watermelon gazpacho I made last week, but that recipe now feels two months too late. At last, it’s autumn….even if it doesn’t quite feel like it yet.
I’ve been helping with the harvest on a vineyard for the past week and a half, and while it can be blazing hot out in the field, once you pass midday, a cool wind starts up, and the handful of leaves already changing color makes you eager for the coming months.
Autumn means so many beautiful things – amber-colored leaves that shatter under your footsteps, a cool breeze that demands retrieval of one of those scarves you’ve pushed to the back of your closet, switching your coffee order from iced back to hot, and – possibly most importantly – turning on your oven without sweating bullets. And hey, you may have to slowly dig out your sweaters, but you still get to wear your sunnies!
What to whip up to celebrate the changing of the seasons?
Enter: Triple Ginger Cookies.
These cookies felt a little premature given that I had to
put sunscreen on today, but I decided to add lots of fresh ginger, giving them the zing they needed to make them a wonderful “transitioning-seasons” cookie. We have three forms of ginger in these babies: powdered, freshly grated, and candied. Triple ginger, triple POW. Give ‘em a try!
Here’s what I did:
Triple Ginger Cookies
In a large mixing bowl, beat together until just combined:
- ¾ c. (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 c. packed light brown sugar
- ¼ c. molasses
- 1 egg, at room temp
- ¼ c. freshly grated ginger
In a different bowl, whisk together:
- 2 c. flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. ground ginger
- ½ tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp. cloves
- 1 tsp. salt
- ¼ to 1/3 c. chopped candied ginger (or ginger candy chews)
Add the dry ingredients to the wet until the flour is just incorporated. Press the dough into a large disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, up to overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Remove the dough after it has chilled, and scoop out cookies in 1-2 tablespoon-scoops (depending on how you like them). Roll the dough into balls and space on a buttered cookie tray. Bake for about 15 minutes, until they’re just browned on the edges, soft-looking in the middle, and just begin to crack on top. Cool on a cooling rack and enjoy!
And check out more fall recipes over at Fiesta Friday!
French phrase pour vous:
J’aime les biscuits au gingembre.
I love ginger cookies.
Triple Ginger! Yum! And I still want you to post your gazpacho! :-)
Thanks, Lori! And I will, but in the mean time, Bon Appétit has a mean one you should check out!
Love, love, love ginger cookies and triple ginger just makes it that much more tempting!
Hooray for alllllllll the ginger :)
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Ohhhh you! So much ginger for the ginger :) nom nom nom
These ginger cookies look so delicious! I really have to try this!
Thank you, Andrea! I hope you enjoy them! :)
I adore ginger cookies and there are 3 versions in these awesome cookies!! Love it and love your photos! Thanks for bringing these to Friday Fiesta! They are gonna be a big hit :)
Naina, I’m so glad you’re also excited about these little beauties – definitely whip them up when it starts to feel like fall!
Mmm! I love ginger cookies: I think they are my favourite! :-)
Enjoy, Julianna! :D
Happy Fiesta Friday, Katie! Wow…triple ginger cookies. Triple delicious…triple delightful! I love this recipe, and cannot wait to try it! And I don’t think it matters what time of year you make these…I’d gladly welcome them!! (And I’m hoping that you will still post your gazpacho recipe!) Thank you so much for sharing.. they are perfect for Fiesta Friday’s table. Awesome post! <3
Aww, thank you so much, Prudy! :) Let me know how they turn out. (And if you can’t wait till the post, check out the Bon Appetit watermelon gazpacho recipe!) Happy fall!
yum!! I love ginger, you can never have too much if you ask me! It’s still pretty warm here too, but I’m gladly welcoming autumn!
It felt a little to early for fall posts to me, but we had our first real glimpse of fall yesterday! I hope you give these little gems a try!
These cookies look so yummy!
Thanks for sharing them :D
Thank you, Sarah! I hope you try them! :)
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