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Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 T. ground cinnamon
- 1 T. ground ginger
- 1 1/2 t. ground cloves
- 1/2 t. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 t. ground white pepper
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 1/4 t. salt
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1/2 t. vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
1. Stir flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, pepper, baking soda, and salt together; set aside. Cream the butter and both sugars in a bowl with a mixer, blending until smooth.
2. Blend molasses into butter mixture, then beat in egg and vanilla until fully incorporated.
3. Add half the dry ingredients and mix until nearly incorporated, then mix in remaining dry ingredients. Shape dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic, and chill it at least 2 hours before rolling out.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Cut chilled dough in half. On a well-floured surface, roll one portion to about 1/8 inch thick. Flip and turn dough often during rolling to prevent it from sticking.
5. Cut out dough with 3-inch cookie cutters. Transfer cookies to prepared baking sheets, spacing about 1 inch apart. Punch holes in cookies if desired. Chill and reroll dough for additional cookies.
6. Bake 10 - 12 minutes, or until set; do not overbake. Let cookies cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool.