This recipe was super easy, and the cookies turned out delicious! I did learn however, that you must follow the recipe exact or they will not turn out! I tried using shortening instead of butter and the dough just crumbled, even after adding a few tablespoons of water! So trust me, USE BUTTER!
1 (3.5 oz) pkg butterscotch pudding mix (I used vanilla)
1/2 cup BUTTER
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
I add a pinch of nutmeg :)
-In a medium bowl, cream together the dry pudding mix, butter and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon; stir into the pudding mixture. Cover, and chill dough until firm, about 1 hour
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease baking sheets. On a floured board, roll dough out to about 1/8 inch thickness (I did about 1/4 inch thickness and they came out nice and soft), and cut into man shapes using a cookie cutter. Place cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
-Bake for 10-12 minutes, until cookies are golden at the edges. (I baked them for 8. I checked them at 8 and the edges were already browning, the came out perfectly) Cool on wire racks
*This recipe only resulted in about 18 cookies.
