Ginger Drops Recipes

GINGER DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and eggs. Combine the dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with water. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours. , Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

JAMAICAN COCONUT DROPS RECIPE

Steps:

• Break the coconut and remove the brown and white meat bit from the shell and wash it.
• Dice the coconut meat into very small square like shape.
• Place to water and cinnamon leaf in a saucepan on the stove at medium heat and bring to boil.
• Add the grated ginger and the diced coconut to the boiling water. Leave to cook for about 30 minutes.
• Add the sugar and let this cook until the water is reduce to a brown syrup like liquid. Make sure you stir continuously so the coconut will not burn.
• Add vanilla extract and remove the cinnamon leaf.
• Get your over sheet or cooking foil and place it on a flat surface. Using the cooking spoon, spoon out the coconut and drop it on the over sheet or cooking foil.

CHEWY GINGER DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Combine flour, baking soda, ginger and salt. Combine molasses and water. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with molasses mixture. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350° for 13-15 minutes or until edges are set. Remove to wire racks to cool.

HOMEMADE HONEY COUGH DROPS

Steps:

• In a heavy bottom sauce pot, boil sliced ginger in water. When it reaches boil, simmer until the liquid reduces to about 1/3 Cup. This will be the ginger extract.
• In the same pot with the ginger extract, add the honey and cinnamon stick and bring to boil. Watch the pot carefully because it will bubble up. Make sure it doesn't boil over or burn and be very careful not to touch the boiling honey. It's very very hot.
• Add a pinch of pink salt.
• Boil until the candy thermometer reads 250°F - hard candy temperature.
• If you are using candy mold, pour the honey mixture carefully into the mold. Set it aside until it's cooled and refrigerate until hardened.
• If you are using the powder sugar method, spread the powdered sugar (blend granulated sugar in a high power blender) on a cookie sheet about 1/2 inch in thickness. Make round circles with a back of round measuring spoon, creating small craters. Basically, you are making a "mold' right on the powder sugared surface on the cookie sheet. Pour the honey inside the craters. Yes, they will not be all perfectly uniform like silicone candy molds but you'll get the shapes you create and shape you want. You can also portion out the sizes you want too.
• When the cough drops are hard enough to pick up or unmold them if using the candy mold, roll them around in the sugar so they don't stick to each other. Store them in a glass jar in the refrigerator. I think they will last a quite awhile.

COCONUT GINGER CANDY DROPS

Steps:

• Spray large rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Combine coconut and all remaining ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Stir mixture over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil. Attach candy thermometer to side of pan. Boil until mixture thickens and temperature registers 295°F, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Working quickly, drop about 2 tablespoons mixture for each coconut candy onto prepared baking sheet, spacing apart. Let stand until cool and firm. (Candy drops can be prepared 3 days ahead. Store airtight in single layer at room temperature.)

WALNUT-TOPPED GINGER DROPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and egg until well blended. On low speed, beat in remaining ingredients except walnuts and baking chips until well blended.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart. Press 1 walnut half onto each cookie.
• Bake 6 to 9 minutes or until edges are set and light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place baking chips in small resealable freezer plastic bag; seal bag. Microwave on High 30 to 45 seconds or until softened. Squeeze bag until mixture is smooth. (If necessary, microwave 30 seconds longer or just until all chips are melted.) Cut small tip from one bottom corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle melted chips over cookies.

GINGER DROPS

Steps:

• Using electric mixer, cream butter,sugar and molasses; beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Beat in remaining ingredients; do not overmix.
• Cover dough and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line baking sheets with parchment;form dough into 1 1/2-inch balls.
• Arrange on prepared sheets, spacing about 1 inch apart.
• Flatten slightly with palm of hand.
• Bake until just firm to touch, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Cool completely on rack.