I much prefer eating molasses crinkles to that of a gingerbread man. Many of the same flavors highlighted, yet none of the guilt associated with biting off the head of the gingerbread man and knowing that poor Mrs. Gingerbread man will have to explain to all the little ginger children why daddy isn't coming home. And then they will all have to go to therapy for years, go broke and get evicted from the gingerbread house, and I simply can't deal with the guilt of all that! But a crinkle, that's nothing. I can rip into those with the ease of knowing I'm not breaking up a family. :) A crinkle is such a homely cookie, often passed up by someone who has never had one. But to the person who passes on them from looks alone I say, serves you right. You are missing out on a spicy, old fashion, wonderful with tea cookie. This particular recipe comes from Cooks Illustrated and is for soft and chewy cookies. I like to bake them a tad longer than what it calls for because I like my molasses cookies … [Read more...]