CHEWY GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Chewy Gingerbread Cookies image

Provided by Nicole P.

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/4 c all-purpose flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp allspice
1/3 c butter, softened
1/2 c sugar
1 egg
3 Tbsp molasses
3 Tbsp white sugar (for rolling cookies)
red and green sugar (you can sprinkle some christmas color sugar once you remove them from the oven, the colors stay brighter this way :)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, blend flour, baking soda and spices together; set aside.
3. In another bowl, cream together butter and 1/2 cup of sugar until fluffy.
4. Beat in egg until well mixed.
5. Then add the molasses and mix to combine.
6. Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture.
7. Using rounded teaspoonfuls (or not quite full tablespoons), form dough into balls and roll them in the extra 2 tablespoons of sugar.
8. Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet. Lightly flatten and bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
9. Once cookies are out of the oven, sprinkle with red and green sugar. Allow to cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes.
10. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.