Sweet Spice Ginger Jumbos

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 20
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 217.4
  • Total Fat: 5.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 12.2 mg
  • Sodium: 55.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 40.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
  • Protein: 3.6 g

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Introduction

Who says ginger cookies are only for Christmas? These chewy, slightly sweet and super-rich cookies are packed with gingery goodness - from dried, fresh and candied forms! For a little pizazz, butterscotch chips pepper the dough too! Adapted from "Recipes for Young and Old" by St. Peter's Catholic Women's League in Port Hood, N.S. Who says ginger cookies are only for Christmas? These chewy, slightly sweet and super-rich cookies are packed with gingery goodness - from dried, fresh and candied forms! For a little pizazz, butterscotch chips pepper the dough too! Adapted from "Recipes for Young and Old" by St. Peter's Catholic Women's League in Port Hood, N.S.
Number of Servings: 20

Ingredients

    4 oz (1/2 cup) salted butter, softened
    1/3 cup brown sugar
    1/2 cup fancy molasses
    1/4 cup dark corn syrup
    1/4 cup honey
    2 tbsp fresh-grated ginger
    200g low-fat silken tofu, pureed
    1 1/2 cups flour
    1 cup spelt flour
    1 cup Kamut flour
    1 tsp baking soda
    1 tsp ground ginger
    1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
    1/2 cup diced crystallized ginger
    1/4 cup butterscotch chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F, line cookie sheets with parchment or silicone.
Cream together butter and brown sugar, then beat in molasses, corn syrup, honey, fresh ginger and tofu.
In another bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, ground ginger and cinnamon.
Stir flour mixture into the creamed mixture until thoroughly combined.
Fold in crystallized ginger and butterscotch chips.
Bake for 16 minutes. Cool completely on sheets.

Number of Servings: 20

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.