Ginger Spice Button Cookies

These little button cookies are like mini bites of gingerbread bedazzled with jewels. The crystal sugar gives them a sweet little crunch.

Tiny ginger cookies like these are perfect for gifting in a little bag. If you don't eat them all before they get out the door, that is. Happy Holidays!

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Ginger Spice Buttons

Work Time

30 mins

Cook Time

8 mins

Total Time

2 hrs

 

The holidays wouldn't be complete without these melt-in-your-mouth bites.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: ginger spice cookies

Yield: 5 dozen cookies

Calories: 626 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp molasses
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ cups lightly toasted blanched almonds finely ground
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp allspice
• Large crystal sugar

Instructions

1. In a bowl, beat together butter and sugar until smooth, scraping inside of bowl. Beat in molasses, vanilla and salt, then stir in flour, almonds, cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. Wrap and chill dough for 1 hr.
2. Heat oven to 350°F. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, roll in crystal sugar and place on baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, about 8 min. Cool on pans 3 min. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely. Store airtight up to 5 days.

Recipe Notes

Tiny ginger cookies like these are perfect for gifting in a little bag. If you don't eat them all before they get out the door, that is. Happy Holidays!

Nutrition Facts

Ginger Spice Buttons

Amount Per Serving

Calories 626 Calories from Fat 333

% Daily Value*

Fat 37g57%

Saturated Fat 23g144%

Cholesterol 97mg32%

Sodium 131mg6%

Potassium 220mg6%

Carbohydrates 68g23%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 27g30%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 1135IU23%

Calcium 58mg6%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Photography Jose Picayo
Recipe by Tara Bench
Food Stylist: Sarah Neumeier
Recipe originally published in Ladies' Home Journal Dec 09