Lemon-Ginger Snowballs

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Lemon-Ginger Snowballs

Ingredients

• 1/2  cup shortening
• 1     tablespoon grated fresh ginger or finely chopped crystallized ginger
• 1     tablespoon vanilla
• 2     teaspoons honey-lemon-ginseng flavor green tea (from one .1 oz. tea bag)*
• 1     teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
• 1     cup packed brown sugar
• 2     teaspoons ground ginger
• 1     teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2     teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4     teaspoon salt
• 2     large eggs
• 2 1/2     cups all-purpose flour
• Granulated sugar
• 1     recipe Powdered Sugar Glaze, (recipe below)
• coconut, powdered sugar, white nonpareils (optional) \\
   
   
   Directions

  1. In large mixing bowl beat shortening, ginger, vanilla, tea, and lemon peel on medium until fluffy. Add brown sugar; beat until well-combined. Beat in ground ginger, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat in eggs. Beat in as much of the flour as you can; stir in remaining by hand. Refrigerate dough 1 hour or until easy to handle.

  
  

  2. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Shape dough in 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar and place on two ungreased baking sheets.

  
  

  3. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheets. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Dip in Powdered Sugar Glaze and toppings; let stand on waxed paper to dry. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

From the Test KitchenChocolate Variation :

• Prepare as directed, adding 1/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder with the brown sugar, and reducing the flour to 2-1/3 cups. Bake 10 minutes or until edges are set. Dust with powdered sugar.

• Cut open tea bag and add the loose tea to the batter. (Do not brew the tea).

Powdered Sugar Glaze

Ingredients

• 1     cup powdered sugar
• 4     teaspoons water

Directions

1. In bowl stir together powdered sugar and water to reach drizzling consistency.

Nutrition Facts (Lemon-Ginger Snowballs)

• cal. (kcal) 75,
• Fat, total (g) 2,
• chol. (mg) 9,
• sat. fat (g) 1,
• carb. (g) 13,
• Monosaturated fat (g) 1,
• Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1,
• sugar (g) 8,
• pro. (g) 1,
• Thiamin (mg) 0,
• Riboflavin (mg) 0,
• Niacin (mg) 0,
• Folate (µg) 12,
• sodium (mg) 35,
• Potassium (mg) 18,
• calcium (mg) 10,
• iron (mg) 0,
• Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet