I
sure hope none of my family or friends notice I am participating in a food
post. Their laughter would be unkind. I don’t cook. I “present.” (I challenge any of Tracie’s fans to beat me
in the presentation category. I am pretty-pretty fancy about organizing a big
ol’ box of Costco-sized anything into a sumptuous pinwheel arrangement,
color-coded, or, if I’m feeling really foodie, in a checkerboard pattern. So
there.)
I
love recipes: reading recipes, collecting recipes, dreaming about making
recipes. However, I leave it to the pros. I do like to bake. Even though it’s
July, it’s never too early for Ginger Krinkles. They are different from other
cookies, and remind me of the best parts of holidays: the eating, ambiance, and
anticipation! (Ginger Krinkles also have
a good track record at cookie exchange contests, just saying.)
I
love the brown sugar-stained recipe card my mom typed out on an old Olivetti
typewriter hundreds of batches ago. And I love making Ginger Krinkles almost as
much as eating them! Almost.
Ginger Krinkles
2/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
2/3 Cup Vegetable Oil
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Egg
4 Tablespoons Molasses
2 Cups Flour
2 tsp. Baking Soda
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Ginger
—Additional 1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar for dipping
Mix oil and sugar, add egg and beat. Stir in molasses.
Sift dry ingredients together and add to mixture. Drop spoonful of dough into
sugar and form balls. Bake at 350 degrees on ungreased cookie sheet for 10-15
minutes.
Enjoy!
DEE
DETARSIO is a graduate of The Ohio State University and lives in southern
California with her family. (She only goes back to visit Ohio for two days in
early October because she is equally scared of tornadoes and getting trapped in
a snowstorm.)
Ginger
Krinkles go well with Dee's newest novel, All My Restless Life to Live. (Fun
fact: You can eat more Ginger Krinkles while reading on a kindle vs. paperback.)
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Those do sound good. I love this comment: (Fun fact: You can eat more Ginger Krinkles while reading on a kindle vs. paperback. I tend to eat more often when reading on my Kindle too.
ReplyDeleteNomnomnom... These look delicious, Dee! XOXO
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tracie! Hi, Jen and Janine! They are really good, and now I'm craving them but too hot to attempt to make them right now!! Hope you all are having a great summer!
ReplyDeleteMMMmmmm. Those look yummy. I love ginger. (It's in the recipe I'm writing about on Monday - only that's a savory dish!)
ReplyDeleteGotta love an old, faded, stained recipe card!
These cookies look so delicious!! Thanks for the recipe, Dee! :)
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