When I was teaching in Brazil I had a student named Andy who from time to time would make ginger snap cookies to sell. Before I had Andy's cookies I don't think I even liked ginger snap cookies. Andy's cookies were moist and had that burst of flavor I demand from something I eat. (As an aside, this is my problem with most fast food restaurants, the food tastes bland and like everything else on the menu. The chili at one famous restaurant tastes like their burger and fries. You want a burst of flavor? Try the rad prik at Thai Aree House in Chicago.)
When Joy and I were working out the cookies for the 20 Days of Christmas Cookies, we naturally included Ginger Snaps. I used a recipe from allrecipes.com but there are lots of different recipes on the internet. The difference between them depends on if you want to use vegetable oil, shortening or butter. This one uses vegetable oil. Or you could just ask Andy for his recipe.
So are you joining us on the 20 Days of Christmas Cookies? Anyone got cookies to show off?
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