I'm sure it's a bit premature to say this, but this cookie might be my favorite cookie. To be clear, I mean just the cookie part, not two cookies as a sandwhich.
So I'm not sure why it's called a "Gingersnap" but it's in the "Soft & Chewy" chapter. It's a contradiction, because, obviously, gingersnaps are crispy. This cookie is definitely not crispy, it's chewy. Deliciously chewy. There's more baking soda than usual, and it mixes vegetable shortening with the butter; both things seem to make it a lot lighter of a cookie. They are, in my opinion, the perfect cookie consistency. I'm in love.
Another strange reason to call them gingersnaps is that they are not very gingery. Well, that could be my fault. The ground ginger I used could've been the one that's been sitting in the pantry for a while, rather than the fresher new one. Don't ask. But the ginger smelled really gingery when I put it in, so I don't think the problem was the ginger being old. There's maple syrup in the cookie also, and maple is a very hard to compete with flavor. The maple won the ginger/maple battle, and I'm very happy about it because maple is probably my favorite sweetner flavor, so that's another reason this could be my favorite cookie ever.
Is there any reason for making it into a sandwich? I really think not. The cookie on its own is really awesome, and they're kind of big so putting two together for a sandwich is a bit much. I did try it though. Of course the title says raspberry jam is the sandwich filling, but I didn't have any raspberry and it said I could use apricot, which I had. It actually was a pretty tasty sandwich. I liked it, but I prefer the cookie on its own. I only made the two sandwiches and I ate the rest on their own. Well, I gave a lot of them away also, it made a lot. I was happy.
Yield:
Recipe predicts: 2 dozen.
Actual: It made 40 cookies, so it would've made 20 sandwiches. But I was more than happy with 40 cookies.
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