Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 14 teaspoon clove
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 13 cup plus 5 tsp. sugar, plus more for rolling and flattening
  • 1 large egg
  • 14 cup unsulphured molasses
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger
  • 1 pint mango sorbet
  • 1 pint raspberry sorbet

Method

  • Preheat oven to 325F
  • Whisk flour, ginger, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves in a bowl.
  • With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
  • Mix in egg, then add molasses and candied ginger.
  • Reduce speed.
  • Gradually mix in flour mixture.
  • Wrap dough in plastic, and refrigerate until slightly firm, about 15 minutes.
  • Using a 1 1/2 inch ice cream scoop, drop balls of dough onto parchment lined baking sheets, Roll each one in sugar, and return to sheets, spaceing 2-inches apart.
  • Using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar, flatten into 3-inch rounds.
  • Bake until the edges are golden brown, 8-10 minutes.
  • Let cool completely, Cookies can be stored in airtight container for up to 2 days,.
  • Sandwich one scoop of sorbet with 2 cookies.
  • Repeat, alternating sorbet flavors.
  • Serve immediately, or freeze in airtight containers up to 3 hours.