I love ginger cookies – not the dense, tasteless gingerbread men with the too-sweet frosting – I like ginger/spice cookies that are not as sweet and taste great with a hot cup of coffee – dunked of course. This recipe is pretty tasty and has A LOT of spices in it – hopefully you have this in your cabinet and you aren’t running out the buy a spice just to make these cookies – but remember old spices are not bold spices – so when in doubt throw it out.
These also freeze and transport really well – so ship them to a loved one this holiday ?
Chewy & Spicy Ginger Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 ea Egg
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 2/3 cup granulated or coarse sugar
Instructions
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In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours.
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Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat. In small bowl, place granulated sugar. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
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Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until set and soft in center. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store tightly covered or in a zip bag up to 1 week.
