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Freeze: they can last 3 months in the freezer if you put them in an airtight container. Store: Ginger Cookies should be good in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, but they can get a little soft the longer you leave them. Serve: you can leave ginger cookies out covered for up to 3 days. Whether the ginger works because of the natural anti-inflammatory chemicals in it, or whether it only works because people believe that it does (AKA “the placebo effect,”) it’s a pretty good excuse to sit down with a plate of crispy Ginger Cookies. There is some debate over whether or not ginger actually helps with nausea as well as a stomach ache, and some sufferers swear by drinking ginger tea and eating gingersnap cookies in order to deal with sharp pains. Whether you drink it in tea, eat it in cookies or just go take a bite out of a fresh ginger root, this tasty spice has anti-inflammatory properties and can help things settle down in there. Ginger is a natural cure for an upset stomach that has been used for as long as humans have had stomach aches. Not only do they look beautiful, you and your kids can have a fun time decorating your dessert.īaking some cookies to share for the holidays? Try some of our other holiday cookie favorites: Frosting: whip up a quick batch of Classic Buttercream Frosting, mix in a few drops of food coloring and cover the tops of the ginger cookies. If this is your first time trying either spice, know that you’ve probably been loving the taste of them in holiday dishes for years without knowing what they were.
Nutmeg and allspice: add in a little of either, or both, to give your cookies a little more of a holiday taste to them.Ginger cookies make great snacks for holiday parties and are easy to dress up. Once they’re cooked, pull the cookies out of the oven and put them on a wire rack to cool.Put the cookie sheet in the oven and let the cookies bake for 8 to 10 minutes.Scoop two-tablespoon sized scoops of dough, place on a cookie sheet, and flatten.Cream the unsalted butter and sugar together in a large bowl, then beat in the egg.Mix the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt together in a medium bowl.Try them out if you’re tired of eating the same of chocolate chip cookies for dessert, and you may have a new favorite cookie.
Honestly, we do too, since we’ve made everything from Gingerbread Cheesecake Dip for holiday parties to Strawberry Gingerbread Pancake Santas, which are adorable.īut what if it isn’t winter and you really like something sweet and gingery that you can eat any ol’ time? Ginger cookies are chewy, rich desserts that are great all year round (they really do make good holiday cookies as well, but they are so much more than that). When we think about Ginger Cookies, most of us immediately think about winter holiday-themed gingerbread desserts.