Spice Cookies with Crystallized Ginger Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 large cookie sheets.

In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar. Add egg white and corn syrup; mix until fluffy. Stir in the crystallized ginger. Sift together the flour baking soda salt cinnamon ground ginger and cloves; stir into the egg mixture. When dough starts to come together mix with your hands to form a smooth dough.

Form dough into 1 inch balls and roll in white sugar. Place balls on a cookie sheet 2 inches apart and press down with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes cookies should be golden brown. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before Moving to a rack to cool completely. Dip 1/2 of each cookie into confectioners' sugar for decoration.