As you know, I am the Chocolate Lady, yet there are certain non-chocolate recipes that really tempt me. This soft and rich Gingersnap is one of them!
Every Monday morning Dagmar makes a double batch of these delectable cookies and their spicy goodness permeates the house!
She sells them at the Farmer’s Market – where they have quite a following.
Both Matt and Pedro have brought them to the fair and received Outstanding Exhibit Ribbons for them.
Sigh. Just writing this makes me really hungry!
Gingersnaps
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup shortening (we use margarine)
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses (we love black strap – but you can use light)
1 egg
Cream together shortening and sugar. Add molasses and egg.
Sift together the dry ingredients and add to the molasses mixture.
Shape dough into balls and dip in sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
When done the cookie will have beautiful cracks across the surface.
Remove to a rack to cool.
Enjoy!
Oct 22
2008
Country Gal
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Autumn
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The final count after our amazing apple butter marathon was 64 pints. Wow!
So now you’re asking what in the world am I going to do with all of it?
Eat it of course! I’ll use some in this apple butter bar recipe that my sister Teresa was kind enough to share with me.
She makes these to sell at the farmer’s market and believe me- they are good!
These delicious bars are fast and easy to make, and always remind me of apple crisp- but with lots of topping!
Apple Butter Bars
Mix 1 1/4 cup flour and 1 cup brown sugar.
Cut in 1 stick oleo.
Stir in 1 1/4 cups of oatmeal.
Press 1/2 the mixture firmly in a greased 8″ square pan.
Spread 3/4 c. (1/2 pint) apple butter to within 1/2″ of edges.
Sprinkle with remaining mixture and press firmly.
Bake 350 degrees 40 minutes.
These are a hot item at her farmer’s market booth and with the family. We’ve learned to get them while they are hot because there are rarely any left!
I was a pretty proud Mama yesterday as I helped my 13 year old daughter prepare for her first table at a Farmer’s Market.
This is a dream come true for Dagmar. She enjoys baking and would love to get paid for it. When she saw the notice in the paper that a Farmer’s Market was being organized, she was thrilled!
This is the first time our small community has had an organized Farmer’s Market in the ten years we’ve been here, so we really didn’t know what to expect.
Dagmar baked for 2 days to get prepared. We weren’t sure how to organize the baking since we only have one oven, but it went surprising well. Everything was baked by noon and had time to cool before we packaged it up. (I will say that other than taking the rolls off of a tray or two, she did all of the baking herself.)
She named her business “Farm Girl’s Kitchen” and made little tags on the computer to label her items. She also made up business cards so if people wanted to order, they could contact her.
The Market it self went very well. There were steady crowds fall evening and just a few other vendors. Her table was nicely put together and looked neat. The food looked fresh (because it was!) and she even gave out free samples. It worked! She sold out quickly on cinnamon rolls, gingersnaps, and peanut butter cookies.
Actually she didn’t have much of anything left to bring home!
We were both pretty tired last night, but excited to bake again for next week!
