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Rachel’s Spicy Christmas Shortbread

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If you like simple and delicious, sweet and ginger spicy, and utterly addictive goodness…you need to get out the ingredients for Rachel’s Spicy Christmas Shortbread right now!

Our friend Rachel brought these beautiful wedges to a Christmas potluck last year. And her plate was the one I couldn’t help returning to again and again. It kept calling to me. And I kept answering.

The shortbread is beautifully scented with brown sugar, orange peel, and warm spices. But the sweet innocence is broken with your first bite, when the incredible zing of ginger hits your taste buds. It’s a fabulous spicy surprise.

Rachel’s Spicy Christmas Shortbread would make a most lovely addition to your holiday goodie platter. If you like a little zing, that is!

Overhead view of spice cookies on cooling rack

Spice Cookies

Yield: 16 cookie-sized wedges
prep time: 10 minutes
cook time: 20 minutes
total time: 30 minutes
Full of warm spices, these simple spice cookies are a great addition to any holiday cookie platter. They're so easy to make too!
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, at softened room temperature
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon grated fresh orange peel
  • 2 tablespoons ground dried ginger
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • teaspoon Morton kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly spray two 8” or 9” light-colored, round cake pans with nonstick spray; set aside. (I use 9" pans. If you use 8" pans, you'll have slightly thicker cookies that will need to bake just a bit longer.)
  • In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, orange peel, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix just until evenly incorporated.
  • Divide dough in half and gently press one half into the bottom of each pan.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until beautifully golden and the center is set. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a wire rack. Then cut into wedges. Lightly dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Notes

From the recipe box of Rachel Symmank, originally from her friend Kerry Freier.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 1 Calories: 136kcal Carbohydrates: 16g Protein: 1g Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 5g Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 20mg Sodium: 68mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 7g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by Spoonacular. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee accuracy. If your health depends on nutrition information, please calculate again with your own favorite calculator.
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22 comments on “Rachel’s Spicy Christmas Shortbread”

    1. Yes, ginger! I think I’ve used more ginger in the past few months than I have in the past few years. LOVE!! Merry Christmas, Sylvie!! xo

    1. What a great boss you are! :) I took some into the office today, too, and they were a big hit. Merry Christmas, Chris!! xoxo

  1. These cookies are beautiful! I love the ingredients – so warm and spicy, the perfect blend of flavors for Christmas. I’d like to invite you to share your recipe on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.

    http://www.wellseasonedlife.com/2011/12/sweet-indulgences-sunday-35.html

  2. Looks brilliant! I actually popped over to your blog to see if you had any Christmassy recipies that I could use for my family! This looks absolutley perfect! Thanks :D

  3. oh wow! I love this!! sounds delicious!!

    Thanks for linking up, I featured this post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2011/holiday-foods/

    Have a Merry Christmas!

  4. This is the first time I’ve seen chewy shortbread. With 2 tsps. of ginger I know exactly where the zing factor is coming from. It looks so pretty with the confectioners sugar sprinkled on top and it’s a perfect dessert for this time of year.

  5. Mmm. These sound so tastey, and I love holiday spices. If only there were an infinate amount of hours in the day, only then could I get all of the cookies I want to bake baked.