JoJo’s Ginger Cookies

Name: JoJo's Ginger Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup molasses; 1/4 cup water; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Vanilla frosting and nonpareils, optional

It's so much fun to decorate cookies with children's help. We created gingery moose-shaped cookies to go with a book made especially for my niece's third-grade class. The crispy golden brown cookies stole the show.—Jenet Cattar, Neptune Beach, Florida

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup water
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Vanilla frosting and nonpareils, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and water. In another bowl, whisk flour, spices, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; placed in covered freezer container, separated with waxed paper. Freeze until firm enough to roll, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375°. On a floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 5-in. moose-shaped cookie cutter. Carefully place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set, 7-9 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. If desired, pipe with vanilla frosting and decorate with nonpareils. Freeze option: Transfer wrapped disks to a covered freezer container, separated by waxed paper; freeze. To use, thaw dough in refrigerator until soft enough to roll. Prepare and bake as directed.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 157 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 95mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Auntie Antler JoJo Ginger Mooser Cookies in Ultimate Cookie Swap 2015

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Jellybug

Dec 2, 2018

My first time making any type of ginger bread cookies and we all loved these cookies.
asnunez

Nov 29, 2018

To make these taste more like “home”, I added a 1/4 teasp. Finely fresh ground Black Pepper. It makes the other spices ‘Pop’. Let the dough chill-out in the refrigerator over night. Perfection!