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Homemade Ginger O’s

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Make Ginger O's at home! You'll love these spicy ginger cookies, especially paired with vanilla frosting!Make Ginger O's at home! You'll love these spicy ginger cookies, especially paired with vanilla frosting!

Make Ginger O’s at home! You’ll love these spicy ginger cookies, especially paired with vanilla frosting!

Make Ginger O's at home! You'll love these spicy ginger cookies, especially paired with vanilla frosting!

Snack time, otherwise known as tea time, is absolutely mandatory in my house. & it’s my favorite part of the day. All day I look forward to savoring the week’s treat – whether it be a cookie, pie, cake or muffin.

But I don’t really remember what snacks I had growing up. I do remember the occasional ice cream cone (!) and my dad tricking me with his “homemade” pumpkin cookies (that weren’t homemade at all!)

Make Ginger O's at home! You'll love these spicy ginger cookies, especially paired with vanilla frosting!

Another treat that stands out are Ginger O’s. I was pretty amazed at first that a sandwich cookie other than Oreos existed! I remember passing the package around and not wanting to stop with just two!

The Ginger O love continued in college. My parents and I would go out to eat some Sundays and then shop at Whole Foods (since my hometown is Whole Foods-less) We’d get two packs of Ginger O’s. I’d take my package back to my dorm room – and it was like having a piece of home (not trying to sound sappy!)

Make Ginger O's at home! You'll love these spicy ginger cookies, especially paired with vanilla frosting!

Anywho – I haven’t had the store-bought variety in a long time and I had a craving for them – so I whipped my own up! I think you’ll love this spicy ginger cookie paired with vanilla frosting.

Make Ginger O's at home! You'll love these spicy ginger cookies, especially paired with vanilla frosting!

Also, I had the pleasure of sending these to three fellow food bloggers as part of the First Annual Food Blogger Love Cookie Exchange. Participation involved donating to CLIMATES-Rescue and The Bunny Hutch Boutique and/or No Kid Hungry. In return, I received three scrumptious cookies too!!

Be sure to check out everyone’s recipes!

Make Ginger O's at home! You'll love these spicy ginger cookies, especially paired with vanilla frosting!

What’s your favorite snack?

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Homemade Ginger O's

Ingredients

    Cookies:
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp cloves
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp molasses
  • 3 tbsp nondairy milk + addl as needed
    • Frosting:
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp + 1 tsp nondairy milk

Instructions

    Cookies:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
  3. In a large bowl, use a fork to combine brown sugar, sugar, canola oil and vanilla extract. Once combined, add molasses & 3 tbsp milk. Fold in dry ingredients. If dough is too dry, add extra milk one tsp at a time until soft dough forms. Divide dough into 80 equal pieces, roll into balls, flatten with palm of hand.
  4. Bake for 6 min. Allow cookies to cool 5 min, then transfer to wire rack.
    5. Frosting:
  5. Beat margarine. Add powdered sugar, beat. Add vanilla extract, beat. Add milk one tsp at a time until frosting forms.
    6. Assembly:
  6. Spread frosting between two ginger cookies of equivalent size.
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  2. Tea time and sweet treat time sounds perfect, Megan! I’ve never heard of ginger o’s before! They do sound delicious though, especially with your homemade version. I love the frosting and flavor of these cuties!

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  6. Thanks so much for sending me some of these gems! Sandwich cookies are always a hit and ginger is, too! They didn’t last long!! xoxo

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  11. Snack time is definitely my favorite too, although I tend to just snack throughout the day. πŸ˜‰ I’m a grazer. lol. I’ve never heard of Ginger O’s before!! Like, what?! These look AMAZING!!! Thank you so much for introducing me to these beauties! Can’t wait to try them!!!! Cheers, girlfriend!

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  15. I would love to have these for snack time especially with a hot cup of tea. I’ve never had a Ginger-O and that definitely needs to change! These look amazing!!

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  18. Snack time is always the best time πŸ™‚
    I love the sound of these cookies! Ginger biscuits are always a favourite with our family – and the addition of vanilla frosting sounds like heaven πŸ™‚
    I can’t wait to bring a plate of these to our next family gathering!

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