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Soft Molasses Ginger Spice Cookies

Pillowy, crackle-topped cookies with deep molasses sweetness and a warm kick of ginger, cinnamon and cloves under a crisp sugar coating.

Soft Molasses Ginger Spice Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups190 gAll-purpose flour
  • 1⅛ tsp5 gBaking soda
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • 1 tbsp6 gGround ginger
  • 1½ tsp4 gGround cinnamon
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cloves
  • ½ cup100 gUnsalted buttersoftened
  • ½ cup packed100 gBrown sugarpacked
  • 1 large50 gEggsat room temperature
  • 3 tbsp60 gMolasses
  • 2½ tbsp30 gGranulated sugarfor rolling

Steps

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, cinnamon and cloves until evenly blended; set this spiced flour mixture aside.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  3. Beat in the egg, then the molasses, until smooth.
  4. Add the spiced flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix on low just until no dry streaks remain.
  5. Cover the bowl and chill the dough for 30 minutes so it is firm enough to scoop.
  6. Near the end of chilling, preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  7. Pour the granulated sugar into a small shallow bowl for rolling.
  8. Scoop the dough into 12 equal balls, about 45 g each, and roll each ball in the granulated sugar until fully coated.
  9. Set the sugar-coated balls 2 inches apart on the baking sheet and bake 10 to 11 minutes, until the edges are golden and set and the tops are crackled but still soft.
  10. Cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then move the cookies to a rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes.

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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