Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1.4 tsp ground cloves
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and dark brown sugar with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
- Then beat in the molasses.
- Lastly, beat in the dry ingredients, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, all-purpose flour and baking powder.
- Split the dough in half and sprinkle the top of each half with a little flour to shape into rectangular logs, approx. 8x2x1 in size, and place on a parchment lined sheet pan.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool for about 15 minutes or until cool enough to slice.
- Using a serrated knife, slice the logs into 1 inch slices diagonally .
- Arrange all the slices on the baking sheet on their sides.
- Bake for 10 minutes then flip to other side, bake another 10 minutes.
- Let cool completely and if desired, drizzle or dip in melted white chocolate.
- Store in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking