Ingredients
2 1/4
cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/4
cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2
teaspoons baking powder
1/2
teaspoon baking soda
1/4
teaspoon salt
1/2
cup cold butter or margarine, cut into 8 pieces
1
cup buttermilk
1/2
cup chopped dates
1/4
cup candied ginger, chopped
1
tablespoon coarse sugar
Preparation
Heat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. With pastry blender or pulling 2 table knives in opposite directions, cut in butter until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in buttermilk until dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball. Stir in dates and ginger.
On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by about 1/3 cupfuls about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.
