Sunday, November 26, 2017

Original Mirro Gingersnap Spritz Cookie Recipe & Cute New Gingerbread Man Disc

I was tickled when the good folks at Impress Bakeware sent me an adorable gingerbread man disc to play with-love it! I knew right away that this old Mirro Ginger Snap Recipe with lots of warm spices and molasses would be the perfect recipe for his first batch of cookies. Add in a few seasonal candy sprinkles or colored sugar and I'd call this a fun day of baking:@)

So, run, run as fast as you can... 
Into the kitchen and whip up a batch of cute Christmas cookies!

 Notes:
  • This dough likes to puff up a bit, try to get a feel for pressing out ~just enough~ dough to stick to the baking sheets while keeping your cookies skinny. You'll have more definition (and less pudgy boys:@) that way.
  • Don't know if this speaks to my lack of patience but, I think the simple colored sugar looks best as a decoration.
  • I did chill the second sheet for 15 minutes before baking, it didn't make any difference in the shape of the cookie. So no chilling necessary.
  • This is a cookie for crunchy cookie lovers! Ma calls these "dunkers"... Great with coffee or tea.
They have a complete set of gingerbread discs, so neat for Christmas baking!
PS-They do offer individual discs from most of their sets, 
so you can pick and choose a few of your favorites if you don't need a whole set.

Recipe from Mirro:

Happy holiday baking everyone:@)

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7 comments:

  1. Fabulous. I think I might even have a gingerbread man disk. I'll have to look. The press I bought 40 years ago is a Mirro.

    Now instead of making both Spritz and Gingerbread men, we can make one cookie. A 2-fer.

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  2. I love gingerbread cookies and this recipe sounds like I want to save. I have a gingerbread disk, similar to yours. Thanks dear friend for sharing, they look adorable.
    Have a happy week.
    Fabby

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  3. They are adorable! They look like they had too much Thanksgiving dinner!
    Jenna

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  4. Oh Lynn, aren't the cookies adorable?! I still have my old Mirro cookbook from the 70's that I've held onto. I have never made the Ginger Snap recipe, though. I really, really love your gingerbread man disc! I'll have to check into that one, and the gingerbread girl. They sure would be easier than cutting them out with cookie cutters!

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  5. So cute!!! I just found my second cookie press over the weekend, but haven't checked to see what disks are in the box. Must do that right now :)

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  6. These little guys are adorable! I sure all of us looking at them are going to try to find one :)

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  7. So, so cute Lynn! I love gingerbread. ♥

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