Adventures in Baking - Lemon-Ginger Cookies with Mint

I wasn't able to bake last week due to a nasty case of strep I was recovering from. I was happy to get back to it today but wanted to do something unrelated to Thanksgiving as I will have to make my pies midweek. I decided to go with these little cookies because I've been kind of obsessed with baking with ginger lately. They came out light, fresh and lovely.

1. In a large bowl mix together 1 cup all-purpose flour, 3 tablespoons finely chopped mint leaves, 2 tablespoons powdered ginger, 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.

2. With a food processor or using an electric mixer cream 1 stick unsalted butter with 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 egg yolk, and 1/2 vanilla extract.

3. Combine wet and dry ingredients until dough forms. Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls. Coat balls in coarse sugar and place 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Cooke for 14 minutes at 350.