what is the best topping for a ginger cookie ??

Answer 1

If the ginger flavor is light you could go with a course sugar or maybe candied orange zest. If the flavor is strong then that opens it up to a lot of experimentation. Some sure-fire tricks that I've tried with strong ginger flavor is chocolate ganache (chocolate with a little butter melted and mixed over low heat), a brulee top (liberal sugar sprinkled on top then placed directly under a broiler just long enough for the sugar to melt and turn caramel color, let cool), and thin slices of deskinned grapefruit. If you have light flavored cookies and want to bring out more ginger flavor, try mincing crystallized ginger into tiny pieces and adding them to any of the above steps. Be careful with this step, it's easy to over do it. Enjoy.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

topping ginger cookie

Answer 4

found this:

Ginger - Brown Sugar Cookie
Recipe #142058
Taken from the Gold Medal Flour Mini Cookbook. Would make a nice cookie for cookie trays or swaps.
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36 servings 30 min 20 min prep
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1 cup brown sugar, packed
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped
2 tablespoons sugar

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< 30 mins Hand-formed Cookies
Heat oven to 375*.
Beat brown sugar, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on meduim speed.
Stir in flour, baking soda and gingers.
Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into 1 inch balls.
Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Flatten to 1/2 inch thickness with greased bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are set.
Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool.
Optional: Dip half of each cookie in a thin vanilla glaze or melted white chocolate. Let stand on waxed paper until coating sets.


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Ginger Cookie Recipe


Swedish Cookies (Luciapepparkakor)
Makes approximately 150 small cookies

This is a cookie recipe I received in a cookie tree letter from a friend. Now with my own twist, they don’t last very long around our home. They are especially good with a hot cup of spiced cider in the cold weather.

1 cup dark corn syrup
1 ½ cups light brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves
1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
3 Tablespoons minced candied ginger
4 to 5 cups all purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking soda

In a large pot over medium-low heat, warm; dark corn syrup, brown sugar, and butter. Heat until this just melts, but no longer. Remove from heat and slowly add the eggs, one at a time. Sift together the spices, flour and baking soda. Stir candied ginger into the flour mixture. This is important so the candied ginger is distributed evenly. Add the flour/spice mixture to the wet ingredients. Place a piece of plastic wrap on the top of the dough. Let dough rest at room temperature overnight. The next day; roll the dough thin (about ¼-inch thin) and cut out cookies using a cookie cutter of your desired shape. Place on a lightly oil sprayed cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350F degree oven for 6 minutes. We like to cut the centers of our cookies out and place crushed hard candies in the center of these cookies. This result yields a cookie with a stained glass effect. If you choose this step, make sure you line your cookie sheet with foil and grease liberally or use a Silicone Baking Mat or these will stick. My favorite candy filling is lemon heads or cinnamon stars. The kids love smacking their bags of candies with the rolling pins.

Answer 5

Sugar crystals, preferably coffee sugar or raw sugar.

Or dunk in your coffee.

Answer 6

cream cheese whipped with powdered sugar and lemon extract.

Answer 7

I like cream cheese frosting.

Answer 8

Strawberry cream cheese...yum!

Answer 9

powder sugar

Answer 10

cinnamon and sugar