Use Your Mind- Make Ginger Men Cookies

I was watching all the sadness and tragedies on the TV when, on top of the depressing news, the snowless winter turned it’s wraith on Prince Edward Island today.

Old Man Winter huffed and puffed and some folks lost their electricity.

The weekly cribbage game Hubster and I attend at the Cambridge Hall was cancelled because of the unpredictable snow storm.

Since I still had electricity, cooking some comfort food for the evening came to mind.

Ginger Men Molasses Cookies With Jelly Bellies

When making the cookies I do not measure the ingredients but learned to judge the required amounts in my mind.

This not only exercises the mind but saves on cleanup because less dishes and utensils are used.

My Own Recipe For the Ginger Men Cookies

Recipe makes appr. 50 cookies depending on how thick the dough is rolled out.

Preheat oven to 325 F.

Cream together:

• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Shortening

Add:

• 1 Cup Molasses mixed with 1/4 cup of hot water and 3 tsp baking soda
• 3 Eggs-beaten
• 2 tsp Raw Minced Ginger
• 1 tsp Powered Ginger
• 4 Cups Flour with 1 tsp baking powder, pinch of nutmeg, cinnamon and salt

Mix thoroughly, cover dough and refrigerate a couple hours.

Roll out dough on floured surface and cut into shapes as shown by the photos to the right.

Place Ginger Men cutouts or any other shapes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

I bake the cookies for 6 min. then take the baking sheet out of the oven and indent the bellies with the end of a mixing spoon.

Fill each belly with 1/2 tsp. jelly /jam of your liking. I use strawberry.

Put the baking sheet back in the oven for appr. 6 more min. to finish cooking.

Let cool and enjoy.

Photos by @redheadpei

Thanks for visiting and try to use your mind whenever possible!