Chef D suggested I make these ginger snap cookies to share at our last bible reading group. I like ginger...a lot. So, it was not a hard sell. I ended up testing out, cough, several during the cooking stages -- you know, just to ensure they were of the high standards required by our group members;) I found them to be quite tasty with a nice, spicy kick. I particularly enjoy the bits of candied ginger. (NOTE: Although the recipe says to cook for 12-15 minutes, only cook them for 10 minutes or they will be hard.)My friend, Barb, tested out a few herself during the refreshment time following our discussions. We both have been counting calories and trying to lose some weight, so we thought that our next day weigh-ins would probably not be very pretty.
We were wrong! We both actually dropped weight and Barb jokingly suggested it was due to those ginger snaps. It was not hard convincing me to give it another test (I love these cookies!), and sure enough I lost another pound! This led me to do a little googling and I found several places that said ginger was a metabolism booster. I have no proof that these cookies make you lose weight, but I think I will keep eating them just to see (you know, for the sake of science).
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