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- 26
- October
- 2006
Molasses Cookies
Ingredients:
| white sugar | 1½ cups | |
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| unsalted butter | 1 cup | at room temperature |
| molasses | 1 cup | |
| whole eggs | 2 | at room temperature |
| unbleached all-purpose flour | 4 cups | |
| baking soda | 1 tablespoon | |
| ground cinnamon | 1 teaspoon | |
| ground cloves | ½ teaspoon | |
| ground nutmeg | ½ teaspoon | |
| powdered ginger | ½ teaspoon |
Procedure:
- Using the paddle attachment of your fabulous stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add molasses and eggs and stir to mix thoroughly.
- Sift together all dry ingredients and add to the molasses mixture.
- Stir until thoroughly combined.
- Dough should be soft and smooth.
- Chill at least thirty minutes.
- Form dough into balls approximately 1" - 1 ½" in diameter.
- Roll balls in white sugar or turbinado or demera sugar.
- Bake on nonstick baking sheet at 350º F. until edges are firm.
