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Breadfruit Gingersnap Cookies

By:

Susan Kissel

A holiday favorite with our favorite sustainable flour: Breadfruit!

Breadfruit Gingersnap Cookies

Susan Kissel

By:

This recipe was sent by our partner, Trees That Feed Foundation.



Ingredients:

  • toasted breadfruit flour 1 3/4 cups 

  • ground ginger 2 ½ tsp 

  • baking soda 2 tsp 

  • ground cinnamon 2 tsp 

  • ground cloves 1 tsp 

  • tsp salt 3/4 

  • chopped crystallized ginger 3/4 cup 

  • dark brown sugar 1 cup (packed) 

  • unsalted butter, room temperature 3/4 cup 

  • 1 large egg 

  • unsulphured molasses 1/4 cup 

  • sugar


Recipe:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

  2. Combine first 6 ingredients in medium bowl and whisk to blend. Mix in crystallized ginger. 

  3. Using electric mixer, beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl until fluffy.

  4. Add egg and molasses and beat until blended.

  5. Add flour mixture and mix just until blended. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour. 

  6. Lightly butter 2 baking sheets. Spoon sugar in thick layer onto small plate

  7. Using wet hands, form dough into 1 1/4-inch balls and roll in sugar to coat completely. 

  8. Place balls on prepared sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. 

  9. Bake cookies until cracked on top but still soft to touch, about 12 minutes. Cool on sheets 1 minute. Carefully transfer to racks and cool.

Makes about 30 cookies. Will you be sharing?

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