Okay, okay, I KNOW I should be posting about something decidedly Thanksgiving. And I had every intention of doing so as I am bringing pumpkin cinnamon chip ruggelach and mini pumpkin cheesecake bites to my Thanksgiving gathering next week.
However, I had a hankering for an incredible chocolate covered gingersnap cookie I get at a local chocolatier here in Burlington, VT called Nu Chocolat. (If you are a chocolate person/ chocolate snob/ chocoholic, I cannot recommend this place more highly. They're not cheap, but they are worth it -- and they ship!) As it happens, I am NOT a chocolate person, but their chocolate-covered gingersnaps are so damned good I sometimes really want one, even though they have that dark chocolate coating.
Anyhoo... I thought, "hey, I like to bake. Maybe I can make a cookie kinda-sorta-ish like theirs!" And so I tried. The cookie needed to be thin and crispy in order to approximate the cookie I was trying to copy, and so it could be dipped in dark chocolate. Well, surprise, surprise, I came no where CLOSE to that cookie; but I LOVE the cookie I ended up with, the recipe of which is on the website (and linked below). Plus, these cookies have many of the tell-tale Thanksgiving flavors (cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg), so they are not completely inappropriate to share this time of year, right?!
These gingersnaps are unlike many others because they are crispy and thin, rather than chewy. And, as the dough doesn't need to be chilled, these cookies can be made in less than 30 minutes (assuming your butter is softened). I baked some cookies without the sugar on the outside as I thought it would be better for dipping in chocolate, but somehow the extra sugar on the outside seems really to help with the crispiness. (To be completely transparent, I did not even try dipping in the chocolate as I really liked the cookies as they were without the chocolate). Also, while I adore my silicone baking sheets, I think for crispy things, baking on parchment yields better results. And finally, like all cookies I make (I think), these cookies freeze VERY well and I assume would make to-die-for ice cream sandwiches (think pumpkin, vanilla, or chocolate chip ice cream centers)!
So, without further ado, here's the recipe: https://www.donnaramadishes.com/recipes/crispy-gingersnap-cookies.
Happy baking & happy Thanksgiving!