Desserts

Triple Ginger Cookies

Name: Triple Ginger Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup large-grain sugar (such as turbinado); 2 cups gram flour or spelt (can be bought at any Asian store; all-purpose, whole wheat, or gluten-free flour); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 teaspoon star anise (finely ground); 4 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt; 1/2 cup unsalted coconut butter (at room temperature); 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses; 2/3 cup fine-grain natural cane sugar (sifted); 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh ginger (peeled and grated); 1 cup crystallized ginger (finely minced); Zest of 2 lemons (original: Zest of 2 lemons)

Por Dada Shivananda

Enjoy these delightful Triple Ginger Cookies! Vata dosha is pacified by foods that are sweet, sour, or salty. These sweet cookies are perfect companions for your tea and bath. Makes about four dozen. Mince the ginger finely, as if trying to turn it into a paste. Feel free to experiment with smoked sea salt and dark brown sugar for finishing touches. Additionally, using a spice grinder, grind the anise and sift for a fine powder, reserving the coarse powder for curries.

Grinding fresh spices is a secret technique in refined cooking that transforms your food into a delightful meal. The quality of salt makes a significant difference, so use large, flaked, smoked sea salt and dark brown sugar (demerara) to finish the cookies—feel free to experiment!

Ginger, lemon, and honey create an incredible combination in these cookies. Many recipes incorporate honey, which is excellent for health. However, in Ayurveda, cooking with honey is not advisable, as heat can turn honey acidic and diminish its essential health properties. Prolonged cooking with honey may become unhealthy for the digestive system. Instead, consider dipping your cookies in a little honey or drizzling honey on top. Additionally, Vata dosha is pacified by foods that are sweet, sour, or salty, making these sweet, warm cookies perfect companions for tea and a bath. Check out the recipe below!

Preparo20 min

Cozimento10 min

Tempo Total30 min