Gingersnap Cookies

So, you may have noticed that I'm doing a lot of cooking lately.  It does seem to be that time of year.  Today I'm going to lunch at t friend's house and we'll be having a cookie swap as well.  This year I decided to make Gingersnap Cookies.  These are also one of those cookies that I discovered later in life.  My love of all things chocolate has made me miss out on some truly yummy treats.  Because it's a dark cookie, I use at least half whole wheat flour in my dough.  It certainly can take it!

Gingersnap cookies

2 cups flour  (white, whole wheat or a combo)
1 T ground ginger ( or more if you like em spicy)
2 t baking soda
1 t ground cinnamon
1/2 t salt
3/4 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
cinnamon sugar for rolling

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Combine the flour and spices in a bowl.  Beat butter and sugar well, add egg and molasses and beat until light.  Slowly add the flour mixture until just blended.  Form into 1 inch balls and roll in cinnamon sugar. 

Bake for 10 minutes. 

I can't wait to see all the yummy cookies at today's swap.  It's good to have friends that are good cooks as well!

This post will also be a part of the Christmas Cookie Recipe Swap at Farmer's Daughter.

Snickerdoodles

I came to snickerdoodles late in life.  I used to always go for the flashier cookies and tended toward anything chocolate.  One day it came to me that I had never tried them, so I set out to find a recipe.  Strangely, most of the recipes I came across used shortening in them.  Shortening does not come to my house.  I decided to modify a few recipes and came up with this one.  They're all butter, sugar and white flour, but man are they good.

Snickerdoodles

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 3/4 cup flour
1 t baking soda
2 t cream of tartar
1 t salt
1 t vanilla
2 T sugar
2 t cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375 and grease cookie sheets

Cream together the butter and sugar.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Stir together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt and mix until just combined.

Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon in small bowl.  Form dough into small balls and roll in cinnamon sugar.  Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown at the edges.

This recipe is being added to the Christmas Cookie Recipe Swap at Farmer's Daughter.  Check out all the yummy recipes added.   It is also being added to the Retro Housewife Goes Green:  Green Holiday Blog Carnival.