Place butter and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric stand mixer. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and beat on medium speed for one minute more.
Add the dry ingredients, all at once, to the butter and sugar mixture. Beat on low speed until the dough begins to come together and the flour disappears. Stop the mixer and finish incorporating the ingredients with a spatula. Once all the flour is thoroughly mixed in, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Place a rack in the center and upper third of the over and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Dollop tablespoons size balls of dough onto the baking sheet. Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly browned around the edges. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Cookies will last, in an airtight container at room temperature, for up to 5 days. [/printable]
Jump for Joy! I just baked two batches of these, the first as written, and the second subbing cardamom for the ginger because someone I know and love did not like the ginger taste. Both are amazing! Now I am dreaming of lavender shortbread.
Joy,
I made these cookies. And they did not turn out the way that I hoped! I just moved into a new apartment so I think half the battle is trying to become friends with my new oven. I followed the recipe to a tee and the batter turned out so crumbly! Any suggestions??
I made these and we loved them. The kids made quick work of the batch.The few that were left I put a scoop of chocolate, vanilla swirl ice cream between them and made killer ice cream sandwiches. Oh yeah, I did! Yummy. Thanks for the great recipe!
I used my metal dough scoop and then rolled them between my palms into little balls of goodness. They spread out and baked up perfectly. My kingdom for some ice cream to pair with them, right now. Thank you for the recipe, Joy!
Dear Joy,
I must confess I think I have a cooking crush on you. My husband is totally okay with it as long as I keep making your wonderful recipes. ;) hee-hee They have been disappearing at an alarming pace. My 3 year old says totally delectable a-la Fancy Nancy!
I have been waiting for these cookies my entire life. They are amazing, and I wish I could eat them all. Even the dough is perfect for eating off your fingers when digging it out of the tablespoon cup.
Hi Joy! I think this might be my first comment, though I have been reading for quite some time. I opened up your website this evening and had seen the cookies the other day and thought, yes, I want to make these. Just put the first batch on the cooling tray. Wow. So good. I added chocolate chips. They are crispy at the edges and chewy in the centre, and smooth and golden in flavour. Perfect! Thanks for sharing! D xx
Chewing gum in the bathroom is truly 100% gross. I also think chewing gum in dance class is gross. Ok it might be better than dancing with someone with bad breath, but it just seems sort of disrespectful to be dancing with someone who is chewing away like a cow chewing cud.
Just moved into college and discovered that the Dining Commons are severely lacking in good desserts. I am having sugar withdraws. My mouth is watering at the sight of these gorgeous cookies, and as soon as my mini-fridge comes, I am going to make a batch and share with my suite mates!
This is too weird! I was just thinking, like yesterday, about why nobody ever bakes just the dough part of a chocolate chip cookie, sans the chocolate. I had a huge cookie craving, but no chocolate chips, so I sadly suffered through my craving. Where was this post yesterday! : )
I have to ask, I cant find brown sugar in my country so I use regular refined sugar + molasses, but when I use this technique cookies end sort of flat, Im guessing is due to the extra humidity that adds the molasses. Any recommendation?
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