Candied Ginger Cookies
Source : Southern Living
Servings : 36

These crisp cookies are freckled with ground ginger and bits of crystallized ginger

1/2 cup butter -- (no substitutes)
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
colored decorating sugar

Beat butter in a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, cream of tartar, ground ginger, baking soda, and salt; beat till combined. Beat in egg and vanilla till combined. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in crystallized ginger and any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Cover and chill dough about 1 hour or till easy to handle. Shape dough into 1-inch balls with lightly floured hands. Place balls at least 3-inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with the decorative bottom of a glass dipped in colored decorating sugar. Bake in a 3750F oven for 7 to 9 minutes or till cookies are just starting to brown at edges. Cool on wire racks.