Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 extralarge egg
1/4 cup regular unsulphured molasses
(blackstrap is too strong for this cookie)
granulated sugar (for coating cookie dough before baking)
nonstick vegetable spray (optional, for coating the scoop)
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Directions: |
Directions:Preheat oven to 375ºF. Verify rack is in the center of the oven. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, silicone pan liners or aluminum foil. (If using foil, grease foil with 1 T. butter) set aside.
Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves into a medium bowl. Set aside.
Cream the butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl with mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. With mixer on medium speed, beat in the egg and molasses then increase the speed to high and beat 1 minute longer until the mixture no longer looks curdled. Scrape the sides with a rubber spatula several times while mixing.
Mix in the flour mixture on low speed - the batter will be rather stiff. Place some granulated sugar in a small bowl. Use a 1/4 cup ice cream scoop or a measuring cup to form 1/4 cup portions of dough. (Spray the scoop or cup with the optional non-stick vegetable spray to make it easier to release the dough.) Transfer the dough to your hands and roll each portion into a rough ball then roll each ball into the sugar to coat on all sides.
Place six sugared balls on each baking sheet, spaced evenly apart. Cookies will spread during baking. Dampen your fingers with water and press down lightly on each cookie to flatten it a little and dampen the top. Refrigerate one filled baking sheet while the other bakes. Bake for 12 minutes or until the cookies have spread and are firm to the touch. (Rotate the sheet 1/2 through the cooking process.) Remove from oven and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet.
Makes 12 cookies. |
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