OMA'S GINGER COOKIES

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These little cookies are my grandmother's specialty. Perfect to keep in the freezer for later as well! I used to make these all the time with my grandmother, now I get a huge basket of them for every holiday and birthday! In my grandmother's instructions, it tells you to sift some of the ingredients. It makes for a nicer batter, but I don't own a sifter and it's not particularly necessary, I used a whisk or a fork to turn and fluff the dry ingredients before adding.

Provided by Abby Cobb

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Gingerbread Cookie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 ⅛ cups white sugar, divided, or as needed
¾ cup butter
4 tablespoons molasses
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided, or as needed
1 teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 cookie sheets.
  • Beat 1 cup sugar, butter, molasses, and egg together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer.
  • Sift flour, baking soda, ginger, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, cloves, salt, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Beat into butter mixture until combined.
  • Combine 1/8 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Roll cookies in the sugar-cinnamon mixture to coat. Place on the prepared cookie sheet.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden and edges are set, about 11 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool at least 5 minutes before serving or storing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.7 calories, Carbohydrate 20.1 g, Cholesterol 22.1 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 226.7 mg, Sugar 11.3 g

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