If you've ever made ginger snaps you know the dough is supposed to be dry. This is similar however in making this recipe as written the dough was already getting brittle after I mixed in the first cup of flour... but it was such a lovely deep brown color and the spices were already smelling so wonderful that I refused give up! I kept adding melted butter and sugar till I got the right consistency while mixing in the second cup of flour. All told I added 1 stick (1/2 cup) of butter and 1 cup melted brown sugar plus an extra 1/2 tsp. of all the spices. I skipped the oil altogether. It was worth the effort and the cookies came out just as delicious as I'd initially hoped! These crunchy spicy treats make a delightful contrast on a Christmas cookie tray with richer sweet items.
These cookies are the best! I am making them for a neighborhood cookie swap. My husband loves them! My recipe is a little different with more buttermargarine and no corn oil is added. Do try this if you haven't!
Like mjteodori the dough can get a bit crumbly. Instead of using 2 cups of flour I only used 1.5. I also added a liny bit more butter to loosen the dough. Overall great recipe though. Very flavorfull!
Maybe I didn't do this properly but the dough was so dry that I had an extremely difficult time making wafers out of it.
These cookies were a bit of work but it was definatly worth it. I brought these to a family get-together and received many compliments.
Great recipe. You need a little TLC with the dough. My previous recipe required 1-2 hours in the frig before rolling out not room temp. I find this a little easier than working with room temp dough.
THIS RECIPE IS A W E S O M E!!!
I've made these a few times and they always come out perfectly. I would point out that of you are in the UK I think you need to use golden syrup instead of the molasses specified. I'm not sure if the word has the same meaning here as in the US. I tried them with our molasses (the black stuff) but they were vile. With golden syrup they are great. If the dough seems a bit dry and crumbly sometimes I add a few drops of water which softens it up.
The dough was a little hard to work with because it's dense. Great amount of spice! I will maybe add a little less flour and see if that helps. I'll review again.
