Paula Deens Ginger Cookies Recipes

GINGERBREAD BOYS AND GIRLS

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the sugar and butter until thoroughly combined. Add the eggs and molasses and mix until combined. Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and combine with a spoon or spatula.
• Remove the dough from the bowl and wrap in plastic wrap; place in the refrigerator until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Allow the dough to sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes, until pliable. Take about 1/2 cup of dough at a time and roll onto a floured board until about 1/8 inch thick. Cut out with gingerbread boy and girl cookie cutters. You can reroll the scraps. Using a spatula, transfer the cookies from the board to the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes, until just beginning to brown at the edges. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
• To make the icing, combine the confectioner's sugar and milk. Divide the mixture into thirds; leave one-third white, and color one-third green and the final third red. Decorate piping eyes, mouths, buttons, and bow ties. Makes between 18-24 cookies.

PAULA DEEN'S MONSTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.
• In a very large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and sugars. Mix well. Add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter, and butter. Mix well. Stir in the chocolate candies, chocolate chips, raisins, if using, baking soda, and oatmeal. Drop by tablespoons 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Do not overbake. Let stand for about 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool. When cool, store in large resealable plastic bags.

PAULA DEEN'S GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.
• Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the shortening and sugar until thoroughly combined.
• Add the egg and molasses and beat until completely incorporated.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt and add to the mixture.
• Stir until combined.
• Roll the dough into balls about 1-inch in diameter.
• Roll the balls in sugar.
• Place 1/2-inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
• Flatten the balls slightly with your fingertips.
• Bake for 8-12 minutes.
• Cool on wire racks.

PAULA DEEN'S HOLIDAY SPICED GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt. In a separate bowl on low speed, combine the wet ingredients by adding the sugar and shortening together. Add the egg and molasses and beat until fully mixed. Beat in the flour until fully incorporated. Roll the dough into 1" balls, and roll into the additional sugar. Place 1 1/2" apart onto baking sheets, and flatten slightly. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned at the edges.

CHOCOLATE TREASURES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F.
• In a 3-quart saucepan, melt the butter, sweetened condensed milk, and chocolate chips, making sure not to boil. When melted, remove from heat and add the vanilla. Then stir in the flour then the pecans until well blended.
• Drop cookies by the spoonful onto parchment-lined sheets and bake for 1o minutes. Let cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to wire racks to finish cooling.

CHOCOLATE GOOEY BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in the egg. Then beat in the vanilla extract. Beat in the cake mix. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up so that you can roll the batter into balls. Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon sized balls and then roll them in confectioner's sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake 12 minutes. The cookies will remain soft and gooey. Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioner's sugar, if desired. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

MONSTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats.
• In a very large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and sugars. Mix well. Add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter and butter. Mix well. Stir in the chocolate candies, chocolate chips, raisins (if using), baking soda and oatmeal. Drop by tablespoons 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake. Let stand for about 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool. When cool, store in large resealable plastic bags. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

PAULA DEEN'S MONSTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats. 1. Beat the eggs and sugars 2. Beat in Add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter, and butter. 3. Beat in baking soda, and oatmeal 4. Put in fridge for 30 min (unsure if this is needed, but some people said the dough was too sticky, I did this and it was perfect, also try upping the oatmeal) 5. Divide dough if you plan to make different kinds of cookies. 6. Mix in candy. It is possible to over do this step but if you its ok see below. 7. Drop cookies on pan, and try and get them to stick together as much as possible. You can do balls larger than a tablespoon and they come out great. Flatten cookies a little. Then with the excess candy, insert into the dough on top so the cookies are candy coated as well. Note: This cookies do not spread that that much, so even space is not a huge issue. 8. Bake for 9 minutes. Be sure they come out still a little doughy looking! Let stand for a few minutes then transfer to wire racks. 9. If using the next day, store unrefrigerated (so they stay softer) in an air tight container.