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Molasses Spice Cookies

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Makes about 72 cookies Total time: about 1 hour + chilling

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Ingredients

  • WHISK:
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp. ground ginger
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. each table salt, ground cloves, and freshly ground black pepper
  • CREAM:
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening (8 Tbsp.)
  • 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
  • ADD:
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup full-flavor molasses
  • Minced zest of 1 orange
  • Granulated sugar

Details

Adapted from cuisineathome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves, and pepper in a bowl. Cream brown sugar, shortening, and butter with a hand mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, 5 minutes.

Add egg to butter mixture and mix until combined. Beat molasses and zest into creamed mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the flour mixture, beating just to combine. Chill dough at least 4 hours, or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Scoop dough using a #100 scoop (1 tsp.), roll in granulated sugar, and drop onto prepared baking sheets. Bake cookies until edges are set, about 10 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets.

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