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2 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2019 NORTHEAST OREGON EXTRA Bake a treat for ginger (and cookie) lovers dough and roll into balls, then coat with sanding sugar. Trans- fer to parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake, rotating sheets half- way through, until cookies are fl at and edges are dark golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on baking sheets. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. (Cook- ies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days or frozen up to a month.) By Chris Ross The San Diego Union-Tribune Timed perfectly for holiday baking, the latest cookbook from the editors of Martha Stewart Living is “Cookie Perfection.” The 100-plus recipes are loosely organized into catego- ries; there are chapters titled “All Dressed Up,” “Classics With a Twist” and “Some Assembly Required.” The editors also included glos- saries of essential tools and ingredients, plus their Golden Rules for cookie baking, such as knowing your oven, lining baking sheets, chilling dough and proper storage. These cookies are billed as “a ginger-lover’s treat, if ever there was one,” and are said to be one of Martha Stewart’s fa- vorites. The recipe uses three kinds of ginger — ground, crystallized and fresh grated. MOLASSES- GINGER CRISPS While baking, these cookies will fi ll your kitchen with an incredible fragrance, and yolk, room temperature when it comes time for eating, 2 tablespoons fi nely chopped their bright snap will leave crystallized ginger you wanting more. 1 teaspoon fi nely grated Tip: The easiest way to peel fresh ginger is to reach for a spoon. It removes the thin ginger and grated ginger. Add skin easily, even from the knotty areas. Hold the spoon, fl our mixture in 3 additions, alternating with molasses; mix concave side facing you, and draw it toward you. Maneu- on low until well combined. Cover and refrigerate until fi rm, ver the spoon and ginger as necessary to get into all the at least 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. crevices. sion from “Martha Stewart’s Cookie Perfection” by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. Published by Clarkson Potter, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Placing an ad in Classified is a very easy, simple process. Just call the Classified Department and we'll help you word your ad for maxi- mum response. Makes about 8 dozen peeled fresh ginger 1/3 cup unsulfured molasses 1 cup coarse sanding sugar 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose fl our 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon baking soda ¾ teaspoon coarse salt 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg Using a 1-teaspoon measuring In a medium bowl, whisk Reprinted with permis- spoon or cookie scoop, scoop together fl our, ground ginger, “You’ll love the work we do. I guarantee it.” - JR baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium-high, beat butter and granulated sugar until pale and fl uffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg and egg yolk, crystallized M.J. Goss Motor Co. www.gossmotors.com 1415 Adams Ave, La Grande 541-963-4161 541 963 4161 Quick, Friendly Service since 1922 Home of Home for the Holidays... 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