GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES

Ginger Molasses Cookies image

Provided by Ezri_B

Categories Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 24-36 cookies, 24-36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus 1/3 cup for rolling cookies
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup un-sulphured molasses
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

Cream butter and sugars together until nice and fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
Add egg, vanilla, & molasses and beat.
In a separate bowl combine flours, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, black pepper and cloves.
Combine wet ingredient mix with dry ingredient mix until well combined.
Place remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar in shallow bowl. Scoop dough with small cookie scoop. Form into balls and roll in sugar. Place them on an ungreased baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-13 minutes. You want to slightly under cook them, or they become quite hard. Let them cool on baking pan for about 3 minutes. Remove, from pan and let cook on a wire rack. These freeze well and pack well for shipping also the recipe is fine doubled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.6, Fat 6.2, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 23, Sodium 160.6, Carbohydrate 21, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 11.3, Protein 1.7