Ginger-Pecan Chews
1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened 1/2 cup molasses 1 jar crystallized ginger -- chopped --2.7 ounces, about 1/2 cup 1 egg 2 cups all-purpose flour
Ingredients
- 1/2cupgranulated sugar
- 1/2cupbutter or margarine -- softened
- 1/2cupmolasses
- 1jar crystallized ginger -- chopped
- 2cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoonground ginger
- 1/2teaspoonbaking soda
- 1/2teaspoonsalt
Directions
- 1
1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened 1/2 cup molasses 1 jar crystallized ginger -- chopped --2.7 ounces, about 1
- 2
Mix the sugar, margarine, molasses, crystallized ginger and egg in a large bowl
- 3
Stir in the flour, ground ginger, baking soda and salt
- 4
Stir in the pecans
- 5
Drop the dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets
- 6
Press a pecan half in the center of each cookie, if desired
- 7
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until almost no indentation remains when touched in the center
- 8
Immediately remove from the cookie sheets