Spice Cookies
By America's Test KitchenPublished on June 1, 2011
Yield
Makes about 7 dozen 2 1/2 inch cookies rolled to 1/8-inch thick (rerolling only once)
Ingredients
½ pound (227 grams/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature1 cup brown sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 whole egg plus 1 yolk2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 ½ cups bleached all-purpose flour, plus extra for work surface¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon ground allspice ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
Before You Begin
We found that dough rolled three times does indeed bake into a tougher cookie. So get as many dough shapes as you can out of each sheet, and donate dough that's been rolled more than twice to someone who needs rolling practice.
Instructions
- Cream butter, sugar, and salt in workbowl of electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add yolk, beat well then add whole egg and vanilla; continue beating until well incorporated. Add flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves; beat over low speed until flour mixture is just mixed. Divide dough in half and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour. (Can be refrigerated up to 2 days or double-wrapped and frozen 1 month.)
- Adjust oven racks to upper and lower middle positions. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Remove one disk of dough from refrigerator and cut in half. Return unused portion of dough to refrigerator.
- Lightly flour work surface; roll dough to 1/8-inch thick, using offset spatula to loosen dough. Sprinkle surface lightly with flour as needed to keep dough from sticking.
- Cut or form dough into desired shape. Place dough shapes 1/2-inch apart on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake, rotating cookie sheets halfway through baking if necessary, until evenly golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Use thin-bladed spatula to immediately transfer cookies to cooling rack. Cool to room temperature. Repeat rolling, cutting, and baking remaining dough. Decorate cooled cookies, if desired, and transfer to airtight container (can be stored up to 3 weeks).
Yield
Makes about 7 dozen 2 1/2 inch cookies rolled to 1/8-inch thick (rerolling only once)Ingredients
½ pound (227 grams/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 whole egg plus 1 yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ½ cups bleached all-purpose flour, plus extra for work surface
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
Ingredients
½ pound (227 grams/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 whole egg plus 1 yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ½ cups bleached all-purpose flour, plus extra for work surface
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
Ingredients
½ pound (227 grams/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 whole egg plus 1 yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ½ cups bleached all-purpose flour, plus extra for work surface
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
Before You Begin
We found that dough rolled three times does indeed bake into a tougher cookie. So get as many dough shapes as you can out of each sheet, and donate dough that's been rolled more than twice to someone who needs rolling practice.
Instructions
- Cream butter, sugar, and salt in workbowl of electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add yolk, beat well then add whole egg and vanilla; continue beating until well incorporated. Add flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves; beat over low speed until flour mixture is just mixed. Divide dough in half and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour. (Can be refrigerated up to 2 days or double-wrapped and frozen 1 month.)
- Adjust oven racks to upper and lower middle positions. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Remove one disk of dough from refrigerator and cut in half. Return unused portion of dough to refrigerator.
- Lightly flour work surface; roll dough to 1/8-inch thick, using offset spatula to loosen dough. Sprinkle surface lightly with flour as needed to keep dough from sticking.
- Cut or form dough into desired shape. Place dough shapes 1/2-inch apart on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake, rotating cookie sheets halfway through baking if necessary, until evenly golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
- Use thin-bladed spatula to immediately transfer cookies to cooling rack. Cool to room temperature. Repeat rolling, cutting, and baking remaining dough. Decorate cooled cookies, if desired, and transfer to airtight container (can be stored up to 3 weeks).
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