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Cookies for Grown-Ups: ROOT Gingerbread Variations!

Last night’s -4 degree windchill did not put me in the mood to “Carpe P.M.” So what better opportunity to do ALL of my Christmas baking? In addition to nut breads and peanut butter/chocolate cookies, I messed around with a traditional gingerbread recipe, substituting ROOT for warm water. The results were spicy and tasty! The dry crispness is (I suppose to be expected from a gingerbread) us balanced by the cream cheese icing and coffee dunking. I dubbed this category “Grown-Up Cookies” due to all the spicy intermingling flavors. Try them out and tell me what you think!

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ROOT Gingerbread Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing

1.5 cups white flour
1.5 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tblsp baking powder
1 tblsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup ROOT
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Sift dry ingredients together.
Mix butter, molasses, sugar, ROOT, egg, and vanilla in a bowl.
Combine with dry ingredients
Divide dough into 3 parts, refrigerate overnight.
Roll out on lightly floured surface and cut into cookies.
Bake at 350 degrees F on an ungreased cookie sheet for 10 minutes

Icing
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 oz softened cream cheese
1/2 cup softened butter
2 cups confectioner’s sugar

Combine all ingredients well until there are no lumps.
Spread on cooled cookies.

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ROOT Dunking Cookies (drop cookie variation of gingerbread, a biscotti-like texture)

1 cup white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oatas
1/2 tblsp baking powder
1 tblsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup ROOT
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Sift dry ingredients together.
Mix butter, molasses, sugar, ROOT, egg, and vanilla in a bowl.
Combine with dry ingredients
Add oats.
Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased cookies sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes.
Enjoy dipped in coffee and black tea.

Written by robin on 12/19/2009 in AITA Original | Blog | Food | Root | Spirits | The Farm

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• http://www.bestbreadmachines.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-breadman-tr875-2-pound-breadmaker.html Rissa88

  They look delicious! But I should try it first to be sure:)
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• http://coffeeofthemonthclub.net/ Coffee Clubs

  I agree. This recipe looks really delicious. Gingerbread + brewed coffee = perfect breakfast.

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