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Chewy Ginger & Spice Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup 1 stick melted, unsalted butter (like Horizon Organic)
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup dark molasses
  • 1/4 cup packed, dark brown sugar
  • roughly 1/2 cup sugar for rolling the cookie balls before cooking
  • Parchment paper
  • 2 cookie or baking sheets

Instructions

  1. Turn oven on to 375 degrees.
  2. Mix flour, baking soda, spices and salt in a mixing bowl.
  3. Mix egg, butter, molasses, granulated sugar and brown sugar in a bowl.
  4. Combine the flour/spice "dry" mix into the molasses "wet" mix.
  5. Mix well.
  6. Pour the roughly 1/2 cup sugar into a small bowl - you'll be rolling the dough balls in this.
  7. Scoop out dough, approximately 1 tsp at a time. Roll it into a ball - about the size of a large marble but smaller than a ping pong ball. (You're shooting for about 30 cookies, so this will help you gauge dough ball size.)
  8. Roll the ball of dough in the bowl of sugar to coat all sides.
  9. Place sugared dough balls onto parchment paper on cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
  10. When the sheets are ready, cook them side by side or one at a time in 375-degree oven for 8-10 minutes or until cookies are ready. Watch for the cookies to look cracked, just set around the edges and puffy. If you cook them longer they'll still be good -- just not as chewy.
  11. Cool and serve.
  12. Note: I've made this substituting applesauce for the butter. I like the butter version better, but it's still yummy.