Spice Cookies
Plan Ahead Note: the butter needs to be softened to room temperature and the dough needs to be refrigerated for one hour.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix butter and brown sugar at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy.
- Add brown sugar, mixing well.
- Add egg and molasses.
- Combine flour through cloves and slowly add to dough, mixing until soft dough forms.
- Roll onto plastic wrap, wrap tightly and refrigerate for one hour.
- Roll dough into balls and roll into sugar to coat.
- Place on a silicone mat or parchment paper on a cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until cookies begin to crack.
- Move to a wire rack and cool completely.