Sunday, November 30, 2008

Gingersnaps with Orange- Ginger Cream Filling

My first experiment of the season will be a new favorite...
Gingersnaps with Orange- Ginger Cream Filling

These are formed into balls, rolled in sugar...

...and flattened slightly with a glass bottom.

The baked cookies are spread with this amazing frosting.

On their own, these ginger cookies were great- soft- not the crunchy sort. The filling has a gingery flavor as well as specks of orange zest. And when the filling was given its place in between two of these cookies, it brought this cookie recipe to the next level. My husband took one bite and proclaimed them as 'restaurant quality!'

I froze these on a baking sheet, then removed them to layer in a plastic tub and put them back in the freezer. They're probably not good ones for mailing, but freezing them will be fine for a few weeks.

This recipe can be found HERE.

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42 comments:

  1. Queen B.November 30, 2008 at 5:18 AM

    wow, isn't that just precious ??
    I love Gingersnaps !! Beautiful pics too !!!!

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  2. TanyaNovember 30, 2008 at 5:27 AM

    YUM! Looks great!

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  3. ShelbyNovember 30, 2008 at 6:08 AM

    I have not been home since Friday and I'm dying for some good home cooking. AUGH. These cookies could make me a great breakfast to down with coffee!

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  4. RuthieNovember 30, 2008 at 6:10 AM

    Thanks so much for this recipe. I have been looking for a recipe for a cookie exchange next Saturday and I think this may be the one.

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  5. Snooky doodleNovember 30, 2008 at 6:30 AM

    wow these look great ! i like ginger snaps and i bet these are over the top with the orange filling. they re sure a must try for christmas

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  6. Fitness FoodieNovember 30, 2008 at 7:06 AM

    Those are so pretty and what great flavors.

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  7. That GirlNovember 30, 2008 at 8:58 AM

    They look perfect!

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  8. AnonymousNovember 30, 2008 at 9:59 AM

    These are nice, what a great gift these would make! I love gingersnaps.

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  9. SaraNovember 30, 2008 at 10:11 AM

    These look great, I love the addition of orange to the filling.

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  10. Lori LynnNovember 30, 2008 at 12:09 PM

    Beautiful! The filling sounds out of this world!

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  11. CookiePieNovember 30, 2008 at 1:51 PM

    Beautiful! I didn't think homemade gingersnaps could be improved upon, but you just did with that luscious filling!

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  12. Clumbsy CookieNovember 30, 2008 at 2:08 PM

    What's better than a gingersnap? 2 gingernaps sandwiched together with a creamy filling!

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  13. PamelaNovember 30, 2008 at 2:14 PM

    I want one...NOW!

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  14. kateNovember 30, 2008 at 3:29 PM

    These sound delicious!!! What a cute blog you hade! please visit our new blog
    thanks again
    kate

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  15. AnonymousNovember 30, 2008 at 4:07 PM

    These look so good! I love ginger cookies and citrus!

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  16. EmilyNovember 30, 2008 at 4:53 PM

    OH MAN! Those look crazy! I can't take it! How scrumptious.

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  17. Teresa Cordero CordellNovember 30, 2008 at 4:59 PM

    Lori, you just amaze me. You are such a great baker. All of the cookie recipes you posted are magnificent. And now these gingersnaps. Wow. Kudos to you my friend.

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  18. PatsykNovember 30, 2008 at 5:40 PM

    Those cookies look so impressive! They would be a wonderful addition to a holiday gift basket!

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  19. KatieNovember 30, 2008 at 5:48 PM

    What a genius idea! They look great.

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  20. ManggyNovember 30, 2008 at 6:11 PM

    Thank you!! I hate those packaged gingersnaps-- so hard they hurt my teeth! These not only look great, but they have frosting too! Yum :)

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  21. SylvieDecember 1, 2008 at 4:23 AM

    Oh my, they look and sound wonderful!

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  22. LizNoVeggieGirlDecember 1, 2008 at 4:28 AM

    OOOOOOH!!!!!!

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  23. Nina TimmDecember 1, 2008 at 6:07 AM

    Take that ginger snap up a few notches, why don't you!!!!Well done, they look so tempting!

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  24. Peter MDecember 1, 2008 at 6:14 AM

    I've been seeing lots of ginger recipes/cookies and I'm diggin it!

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  25. IvyDecember 1, 2008 at 6:17 AM

    Wow, they look yummy. I must try these.

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  26. CathyDecember 1, 2008 at 6:20 AM

    I love soft ginger cookies. And with orange-ginger filling - perfect. I'm not waiting till Christmas to try them.

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  27. Mark Boxshus "Cookie Doctor"December 1, 2008 at 6:27 AM

    What a delicious combination. I've made something similar before, but not with a hint of ginger in the filling. Time to get busy.

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  28. KatrinaDecember 1, 2008 at 7:19 AM

    Gotta have ginger cookies round this time of year! Can't wait to see all your others coming up!

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  29. FinlaDecember 1, 2008 at 7:46 AM

    Wow they looks so yummy.
    With that cream inbetween must have tasted superb

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  30. JonDecember 1, 2008 at 8:12 AM

    Those look delicious!

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  31. RosieDecember 1, 2008 at 9:19 AM

    WOW what superb Gingersnaps ~ I love the sound of the orange filling just yummy!

    Rosie x

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  32. graceDecember 1, 2008 at 9:22 AM

    i prefer my ginger cookies soft, but then the question arises--can they really be called gingersnaps? :) your filling, among other things, sounds amazing.

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  33. IvyDecember 1, 2008 at 10:21 AM

    Congratulations for being featured on Finest Foodies Fridays. I am trying to catch up with the posts and just found out about it.

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  34. ~~louise~~December 1, 2008 at 10:22 AM

    Another recipe I'm just going to have to pass along to my daughter. She's been searching for a gingersnap cookie recipe and gingersnaps with orange ginger cream may just be the perfect blend. Thank you so much for sharing recipe girl...

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  35. SandieDecember 1, 2008 at 1:27 PM

    Orange-ginger cream filling sounds divine, and a nice complement to gingersnap cookies. Love this combination!

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  36. AiméeDecember 1, 2008 at 1:56 PM

    These would disappear so fast around my home. We take our gingersnaps pretty seriously.

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  37. BunnyDecember 1, 2008 at 6:30 PM

    You did a great job on these little gems, I like my cookies soft, not like those hard snappy giner cookies. I bet they were great with that orange filling!

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  38. The Blonde DuckDecember 2, 2008 at 3:33 AM

    They're so cute!

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  39. warfairyDecember 2, 2008 at 8:19 AM

    Oh my, I've bumped into several wonderful blogsites today. I loove food!!! Your blog makes me love it even more. Looks like I'll put you in my favorites. Keep writting!

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  40. AnonymousDecember 2, 2008 at 8:23 AM

    I love filled cookies. Those look so good!

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  41. AlisonDecember 6, 2008 at 8:44 PM

    These look like my favorite lemon filled ginger cookies. Yum!

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  42. Sandy SmithDecember 7, 2008 at 4:15 PM

    Yum! These sound wonderful, and your pics are terrific! Nicely done. I love the combo of ginger and orange!

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