If you really want to experience a holiday treat, order a tin of crisp, spicy gingersnaps from The Center, a private not-for-profit agency serving persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Each gold tin is decorated with a hand-pressed and gilded ornament, made by one of the Center’s clients. These gingersnaps are crunchy, buttery, spicy, and addictive.
Although the gingersnaps are wonderful all by themselves, they’re even better served with Amazing Pumpkin Dip. We discovered this years ago at a small grocery store that had samples out of various products you could order for the holidays. They called it Amazing Pumpkin Dip and had copies of the recipe printed for anyone who wanted one. What was truly amazing was that we were not asked to leave, because my young son ate at least half of the bowl of dip while I was shopping. (He tended to view free samples as his own personal buffet.)
If you need to bring a dish to a holiday party, or are looking for something to serve at one of your own, gingersnaps and pumpkin dip are a crowd-pleaser.
- 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 10 ounces pumpkin butter
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 8-ounce container frozen whipped topping, thawed
- Gingersnaps, for serving
- Place cream cheese in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add pumpkin butter, sugar, and vanilla, and beat until well-blended. Gently fold in whipped topping. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Serve with gingersnaps for dipping.
