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Happy Birthday Dad Ginger Cookies!

Domestic

My Dad and I have always been close and until this year, I’ve always been around to celebrate with him. It’s a little weird to have to ship him cookies, but he’s never been a birthday cake kind of guy (ok he likes cake, but he prefers a birthday pie or a birthday tower of brownies). So this year, I’m sending him a batch of his favorite cookies! I have made a lot of ginger cookies over the years, more than ever before last year since Wee One #3 loves them so much and this recipe is absolutely the best. This is my new go to for ginger cookies!

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Ginger Cookies via Food 52

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
granulated sugar for rolling
Pretty standard recipe, it’s all about the quality of your ingredients! Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, salt and cloves together. Make sure the spices are well combined in the flour. In the bowl of your mixer, cream the butter and sugar together for about 3 minutes – then add the egg and molasses. Stir in the dry ingredients and chill for an hour.

Preheat to 375, line your cookie sheet with parchment paper and roll the dough into tablespoon-size balls. Use the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar to flatten them. Bake for about 10-14 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. They are crispy on the outside and just a little bit chewy on the inside. Perfect ginger cookies! I hope my dad loves them!

ginger cookies
ginger cookies
ginger cookies
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Ginger Button Cookies

Domestic

These cookies are super simple and super silly! The cookie itself is simple enough, a basic ginger cookie. It’s the little creative addition of button holes and then yarn, yes yarn, threaded through the button holes that make these little cuties so adorable. You’d think having the yarn in them would make eating them a little annoying and that you’d be less likely to stuff your face. Sorry people, no such luck.

Wee One #2 insisted in doing the needlework herself! She has been fallen pretty hard for embroidery and wants to sew every chance she gets.

Ginger Button Cookies

Ginger Button Cookies via Diamonds for Dessert
1 2/3 cups flour
1 tablespoons ginger
1 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoons cloves
1/2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons room temp butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 egg whites

Ginger Button Cookies
Ginger Button Cookies
So, as you’d expect, you cream the butter and the sugars together. Then add the egg whites one at a time. Mix the dry ingredients in a different bowl and then mix the dry into the wet and voila! Ginger cookie dough. I totally sped through the actual recipe because I trust that you can handle that part. Now roll the dough into a log and cut off slices!
Ginger Button Cookies
Ginger Button Cookies
Shape your slices as well rounded (or not) as you’d like. I used a straw to poke out my button holes.
Ginger Button Cookies
You’ll have to scour your kitchen to find a small circle shape that you can use as the inner edge of your button. The original recipe used the lid of a water bottle. I happen to have a crazy narrow shot glass – class all the way.
Ginger Button Cookies
Ginger Button Cookies
Ginger Button Cookies
Ginger Button Cookies
I baked them at 350F for about 15 minutes. Leave them in longer if you like a better crunch. The tops of the button holes didn’t shrink in baking, but the bottoms almost closed up. No biggie, we just used an actual needle and sock yarn!
Ginger Button Cookies
Ginger Button Cookies
I packaged some cookies in a mason jar for our next door neighbors. I can’t tell if they think I’m cute or totally crazy. Let’s just say it’s a fine line and I’m at least endearing. Right?! Ha!
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