Soft Ginger Spice Cookies
By: Cristen www.foodandswine.com
Author: Cristen
- 2 sticks of butter
- 1 C brown sugar
- 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 1/3 C molasses
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 3 C all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Pinch of ground cloves or nutmeg if desired
- 2 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- Extra granulated sugar or sparkling sugar for rolling
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Beat butter for 30 seconds until smooth. Add sugars and molasses, beat 1 minute until light, fluffy and well mixed. Add egg, mix only until combined. Combine dry ingredients into a large bowl, whisk to combine. Add to butter/sugar/egg mixture. Mix until well combined. Portion dough into 1 ½ TBSP (small ice cream scoop) balls. Roll in sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 11-12 minutes or until tops are set. Remove from oven, let cool on cooling rack. Makes 3 dozen small cookies or 18-24 large cookies.