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Soft Ginger Cookies

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Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 30 servings

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A great dessert isn't all about sweetness; it will usually strike a good balance with tartness or bitter notes or, in this case, spice. Biting into these Soft Ginger Cookies tastes the way that cozying up to a warm hearth, all wrapped up in a fuzzy blanket, feels; the warmth of the ginger, the cinnamon, and the cloves adds tasty dimension to these truly tender and enchantingly sweet cookies. They even still have a little crunch thanks to a light sugar coating! A fairly easy and quick treat to whip up on a whim, let these Soft Ginger Cookies whisk you away with their spiciness and comfort.

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar, plus more for rolling
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2 -In a large bowl, cream the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy, about 5-7 minutes.

Step 3 -Beat in the egg and the molasses.

Step 4 -Combine the flour, the ginger, the baking soda, the cinnamon, the cloves, and the salt.

Step 5 -Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, mixing well.

Step 6 -Roll the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls.

Step 7 -Roll the dough balls in the extra sugar.

Step 8 -Place the dough balls on ungreased baking sheets, about 2-inches apart.

Step 9 -Bake until the cookies are puffy and lightly browned, about 10-12 minutes.

Step 10 -Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool.

Step 11 -Serve.

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