Crispy Ginger Biscuits recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch salt
2 cups self-rising flour
1 cup chopped crystallized ginger
2 tablespoons white sugar, or as needed

Nutrition Info

124.3 calories
carbohydrate: 20.8 g
cholesterol: 17.9 mg
fat: 4.2 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 1.4 g
saturatedFat: 2.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 172.5 mg
sugar: 11.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.

  2. Beat butter, 1/2 cup white sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Beat in egg, ground ginger, and salt. Gradually add flour until cookie dough comes together, 1 to 2 minutes. Fold in chopped crystallized ginger.

  3. Place 2 tablespoons white sugar in a shallow dish. Shape dough into balls, and roll one side in sugar. Press onto prepared baking sheets.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.

Recipe Yield

2 dozen

Recipe Note

Great for tea parties. Crisp without being crumbly. Uses crystallized rather than fresh or preserved ginger.

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