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Soft Molasses Ginger Raisin Drop Cookies

Pillowy, cakey drop cookies warm with cinnamon, ginger and cloves, studded with plump raisins and a crackly sugar top.

Soft Molasses Ginger Raisin Drop Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups190 gAll-purpose flour
  • ¾ tsp4 gBaking soda
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • 2 tsp5 gGround cinnamon
  • 2¼ tsp4 gGround ginger
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cloves
  • ⅓ cup90 gUnsalted buttersoftened
  • ⅓ cup packed90 gBrown sugarpacked
  • 2 tbsp40 gMolasses
  • 1 large50 gEggsroom temperature
  • ¼ cup60 gSour cream
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • ⅔ cup100 gRaisins
  • 2 tbsp25 gGranulated sugarfor rolling

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Put the raisins in a small bowl, cover with hot tap water for 5 minutes to plump, then drain and pat dry.
  3. In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground ginger and cloves; this is the dry mix.
  4. In a large bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the molasses, then the egg, sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Stir the dry mix into the butter mixture just until no flour streaks remain, then fold in the raisins. The dough will be soft.
  6. Chill the dough for 15 minutes so it scoops cleanly.
  7. Put the granulated sugar in a shallow dish. Drop the dough in 12 even scoops, roll each scoop in the granulated sugar to coat, and set them 2 inches apart on the sheet.
  8. Bake 11 to 13 minutes, until the edges are golden and set and the tops are crackled but still soft.
  9. Cool on the sheet 5 minutes, then move to a rack to cool for 10 minutes more.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Gluten.

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