SPICY GINGER COOKIES

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These are our traditional Christmas cookies. The shortening keeps the cookies soft; all butter will result in a harder cookie.

Provided by Anisa

Time 30m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 cups lightly packed brown sugar
1 cup butter-flavored shortening, melted
½ cup unsalted butter, melted
½ cup molasses
2 eggs
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup coarse sugar crystals, or as needed

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Whisk brown sugar, shortening, butter, molasses, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl until glossy; fold in flour until dough is just-combined.
Pour coarse sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll dough into 48 balls. Roll balls in sugar and place 2-inches apart on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until the tops of the cookies crack, about 9 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.1 calories, Carbohydrate 21.8 g, Cholesterol 12.8 mg, Fat 6.7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 129.2 mg, Sugar 12.9 g