Most of my readers know that I am not a 'baker' by nature but I can be brainy about drop cookies. A drop cookie is just a ball of cookie dough you drop on a cookie sheet. I don't use any particular recipe because I know what makes a good drop cookie: a stick of butter, about a 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, one egg and about 1-1/2 cup of flour adding to that 1/2 tsp of baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp of salt. That is the basic mix.
To that basic drop dough mix, you can add all kinds of tasty things: any kind of nut, or slivered almonds, raisins, or dried cranberries, oatmeal or grated coconut; and, of course any kind of mini chocolate or butterscotch morsel.
*Note - more flour than sugar will produce a cake like drop cookie; more butter/sugar will produce a crispy flat drop cookie.
I do have a Christmas favorite ...spicy drop molasses.
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter
- 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Put one stick of soft butter in a glass bowl. Add: sugar, molasses, egg, and stir; then mix in all dry ingredients including flour and mix it up.
- Check for consistency of dough. It can't be too sticky or dry and that depends on the quality of molasses; so, you may need to add either an additional tablespoon of flour and 1 tbs. of water.
- Using a 2-inch ice cream scoop, scoop dough onto baking sheet, 2 1/2 inches apart. Refrigerate 20 minutes. *Note - if the dough sticks like glue to the scoop, add more flour.
Another favorite of mine are the Polish Kolaczki and Rogaliki too.
*Check out the recipes for them at this site ~ http://www.pwaa.org/Polish_Christmas_Cookies_Recipes.htm
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