Giant Gingersnaps

Serves: 5

Jadyn Kohler

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

37

Spice

65

Sweetness

48

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Flour

4 tsps

Ground Ginger

2 tsps

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Black Pepper

1 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

2

Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven

3

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper

4

Whisk together flour, ginger, baking soda, allspice, mustard powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl

5

Beat together butter, date sugar, and 1/2 cup raw sugar in a separate bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes

6

Beat in syrup and egg

7

Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually beat in flour mixture until a soft dough forms

8

Turn out dough and wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour

9

Cut dough into 14 pieces and roll each into a ball between your hands until smooth

10

Transfer to prepared baking sheets, spacing at least 3 inches apart

11

Flatten into 2 1/2-inch rounds (about 1/2 inch thick)

12

Sprinkle with remaining tablespoon raw sugar

13

Bake, switching positions of sheets halfway through baking, until set, 12 to 15 minutes

14

Let cool 1 minute on baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes