Ginger and Spice Cookies

These soft molasses cookies have a touch of spice from cloves, cinnamon, and ginger.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 85 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 ¼ cups white sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves
• ½ cup unsulfured molasses

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in molasses and eggs. Stir in vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Gradually stir into the butter mixture. Lightly cover a piece of wax paper with sugar. Drop tablespoon-sized pieces of dough onto paper and coat with sugar.

Step 3

Bake 14 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown. Let cool on wire racks.