Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup Salted Butter, Softened
- 3/4 cup Molasses
- 3/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar
- 1 Large Egg
- 3 2/3 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 3 tsp Ground Ginger
- 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- Cookie Icing
Instructions
- In a saucepan, heat the molasses, butter and brown sugar until it boils. Then remove from heat and cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, combined all the dry ingredients.
- Once the molasses mixture is cool, whisk in one egg.
- Pour molasses mixture into bowl with the dry ingredients.
- Mix with a spoon or hand mixer, dough will be soft and sticky.
- Lay a piece of plastic wrap on a surface, transfer dough into middle and wrap.
- Refrigerate for at least one hour.
- When ready to bake, place half of the chilled dough on a floured surface.
- Also, flour the top of the dough and then roll to a 1/4 of a inch.
- Use cutters of your favorite shapes and place cookies on a parchment lined sheet pan.
- Form dough scraps into ball and re-roll and cut until all the dough used.
- Bake at 350 for 10 – 12 minutes, you will probably need to bake in multiple batches.
- Cool on a wire rack and decorate as desired.
- Enjoy!
Equipment
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Buy Now → - Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking