Soft Chewy Ginger Cookies

INGREDIENTS

· 3/4 cup Butter, unsalted, softened

· 1 cup Sugar

· 1 lg Egg

· 1/4 cup Molasses

· 2 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour

· 2 tsp Ground Ginger

· 1 tsp *Baking Soda

· 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves

· 1 tsp Cinnamon

· 1/4 tsp Salt

· Additional Sugar, for rolling dough in

Instructions

· Heat oven to 350° F. 

· In a stand mixer bowl, or a large mixing bowl (if mixing by hand), cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. 

· Beat in the egg and molasses. 

· In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon, and salt. 

· Gradually add large spoonfuls of the dry mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well. 

· Roll into 1-1/2 inch balls, then roll the balls in sugar. 

· Place the balls of sugared dough 2 inches apart on ungreased , parchment lined baking sheets. 

· Bake at 350° F until cookies are puffed up a bit and lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. 

· Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then remove to wire racks to finish cooling.

RECIPE NOTES

· *If you omit the baking soda you will get a denser, slightly crisper cookie.

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