Exotic Spice Cookies with Ginger, Cardamom and Rosewater

I've had this terrible cold for several days now, so i've just been sitting around moping and watching the Food Network Channel. That's were i spotted this delicious looking cookie that won a perfect score of 100 from the judges on a Food Network Ultimate Cookie Recipe Showdown: Exotic Spice Cookies. I decided to get up and make some for myself, however i have unofficially renamed them the "I'm-Feeling-Sorry-For-Myself-Cause-I-Have-A-Cold" Cookies. Whatever you call them they are definitely one thing: delicious! These cookies are filled with a spicy warmth from all the ginger, cardamom, coriander and black pepper. The extra salt brings out the spicy sweetness in the ginger. These cookies bake up flat with a slightly crispy crunch edge and are all chewy on the inside with bits of crystallized ginger throughout. This is truly a spectacular spice cookie in the real sense of the word, think more "exotic Middle Eastern" than "plain gingerbread". The one thing that i did differently from the recipe is that i substituted vanilla extract for the rosewater because i didnt have any rosewater and i didnt feel like driving to the store! If you like spice then do yourself a huge favor and make yourself these cookies! I will definately be making these during the Holidays!