Sourdough Gingersnaps
Recipe by Cat Morrow
Course: Dessert
A flavorful holiday staple. If you like a spicier cookie, be sure to be generous with the spices. If you can plan ahead, try to make your Sourdough starter a little dryer than usual.
Ingredients
3/4 tsp sea salt
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp ground clove
fresh cracked black pepper to taste
fresh grated ginger to taste
orange zest to taste
1/2 cup sourdough starter, preferably discard or unfed/cold
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup butter, very soft
1/4 cup turbinado, sucanat or maple sugar
sugar to roll the cookies in
Directions
- In a medium mixing bowl combine starter, molasses butter and sugar. Blend on medium low speed until combined and smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and refrigerate overnight, or at least 30 minutes, so they are easier to handle.
- When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment or a silicone baking mat.
- Form teaspoon sized balls with the dough and roll it into the sugar, place each cookie on a sheet a few inches apart from one another. Flatten the cookies thin, if you would like them to be crisper, use the back of a measuring cup, or anything on hand, or just press them flat with your fingers.
- Bake for about 12 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges. Bake them up to 15 minutes if you would like them to be crispy.
- If you find that they still aren’t crisp, they can be baked five to ten minutes in a 325°F oven.
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