Ruby Red Grapefruit Cookies

Today's recipe is from Lisa at Homesick Texan

I acquired the services of Thomas today. 
Adding pictures I noticed that you could play spot the pineapple! =)




Ruby Red grapefruit cookies
1 1/2 cups brown sugar, plus white sugar for dipping (we didn't have any white sugar so I didn't dip them)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 large egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons Ruby Red grapefruit juice
1 tablespoon Ruby Red grapefruit zest
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch of ground ginger


Preheat the oven to 350°F and either lightly grease or line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Cream together the sugar and the butter until well combined. Stir in the egg, vanilla extract, grapefruit juice, and grapefruit zest until well combined. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and ginger and then combine with the liquid ingredients until a soft dough is formed. (This is supposed to be a soft 
dough, but if you find it’s too soft then chill it for 15 minutes before proceeding.)



I lost Tommy after the first batch went into the oven. He wanted to know what I did while I waited. So I opened up a game for him. National Geographic Kids is an excellent website.




Pour some granulated sugar into a bowl and then form the dough into tablespoon-sized balls. Dip each dough ball into the sugar and then place on the sheet 2-inches apart, as they’ll spread as they bake. Bake one sheet at a time for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are just set. They’ll be puffy when they come out of the oven but as they cool they’ll flatten and form those glorious cracks in the surface. Continue for the rest of the dough.

Yield: 24 cookies



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