Monday, December 13, 2010

Ginger Krinkles!

I love recipes: reading recipes, collecting recipes, dreaming about making recipes. I leave it to the pros, however, and live vicariously through delicious blogs like http://pardonmycrumbs.blogspot.com, http://acakebakesinbrooklyn.blogspot.com and http://slysmisenplace.blogspot.com.

I was sitting around OD-ing on FaLaLaLa Lifetime TV, hopped up on espresso and squinching back tears, when I met the character for a holiday story I'm now writing--Ginger Krinkles. More research was needed.

















I dug out the brown sugar-stained recipe card my mom typed out on an old Olivetti typewriter hundreds of batches ago, and started baking. I love making Ginger Krinkles almost as much as eating them! Almost.

2/3 Cup vegetable oil           2 tsp. baking soda
1 Cup granulated sugar        1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg                                    1 tsp. cinnamon
4 Tablespoons Molasses      1 tsp. ginger
2 Cups flour                         -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!

6 comments:

  1. I would like a picture of the recipe card:) And I know it says "salad oil"!

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  2. Wesson oil! Picture on its way! (in a one-horse open sleigh...)

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  3. This is me licking the computer screen. I may have to try making these.

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  4. I also want that recipe card (after searching fruitlessly)! We need to declare Dec. 12 Ginger Krinkle Day, after everyone who made/dreamed of them that day! (Did you actually bake them?) They look perfect.

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  5. Dear Kim, um, yes I "actually" made them! Why so surprised, ha ha!!

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  6. I'm really late to the party but thanks for the PMC shout out! So glad you enjoy the blog. Took a break for a few weeks over the break, but I'm back! :)

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