Fresh Ginger Cookies

Fresh Ginger Cookies…

Fresh Ginger Cookies…

This recipe makes about 4 dozen large cookies

¾ cup fresh ginger, peeled and chopped

1 ½ cups canola oil

3 cups granulated sugar (Plus ¾ cup extra to roll cookie dough in)

¾ cup molasses

3 eggs

1 teaspoon salt

2 Tablespoons cinnamon

1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves

5 ½ teaspoons baking soda

7 cups flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a food processor, mix the fresh chopped ginger with ½ cup of the canola oil until well minced.

In a mixing bowl combine the sugar, molasses and eggs.

Strain the minced ginger and oil mixture, reserving the oil. Throw the ginger away. Add this ginger infused oil and the extra cup of oil to the egg mixture. Blend together well.

Add the salt, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda and flour to the bowl, blend well. The dough will be a bit stiff.

Use a medium size ice cream scoop to form the cookie dough into balls….roll them in a bowl with the extra sugar. Place cookie dough on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.

Bake for about 12-14 minutes until the tops begin to crack and the cookies flatten slightly. Cool cookies on a wire rack….Enjoy!