Lacy Galangal Brandy Crisps

Delicate and elegant like a fine piece of lace, these crisp spiced cookies are pliable when hot, allowing you to form them into rolled cylinders or even little cups. While the dough is a cinch to make—nothing more than stirring ingredients together on top of the stove—the molding takes quick work and nimble fingers. The simplest thing is to let them harden as flat cookies. For cannoli-shaped cookies, you can roll them around a thick dowel (I use the handle of a wooden spoon). Or, mold each