Author Notes
A thin, delicious cookie with warm spices such as ginger, cloves, and cinnamon. —RawInTheMiddle
Ingredients
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1 cup
butter (room temperature)
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1.5 cups
sugar
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1
egg (room temperature)
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1 tablespoon
grated orange peel
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2 tablespoons
dark brown sugar with .5 tablespoon warm water
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1 tablespoon
water for batter
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1.5 tablespoons
water to shape dough
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3.25 cups
sifted, enriched, bleached flour
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2 teaspoons
baking soda
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2 teaspoons
cinnamon
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1 teaspoon
ginger
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.5 teaspoons
clove
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sliced almonds (optional)
Directions
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Cut up each stick of butter into 7-8 pieces each, put in mixer bowl, and beat on medium to high until creamy. Slowly add sugar.
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Scrape down sides of bowl; add egg; beat high until light and fluffy. Add orange peel, brown sugar mixture, and water. Mix well.
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Add rest of dry ingredients to flour. Stir into creamed mixture to form dough.
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Add up to 1.5 tablespoons of water to mold dough into lump in bowl, and cover with plastic wrap. Chill dough thoroughly (about 2 hours in fridge).
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Shape dough into rolls about 4.5 inches long. Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze. (At least 3 hours.)
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Unwrap a roll of dough and cut slices about ? inch thick. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Top with sliced almonds. Cook at 375 degrees for 6 minutes.
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