Wheat-Free Soft and Spicy Molasses Cookies

Missmagill's Note:

Yummy! You won't even miss the wheat!:] This could be made gluten-free by subbing brown rice flour (or other gluten-free flour) for the spelt flour and the oats. You may add some finely chopped nuts, if you'd like.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 27

Yield: 2.0 cookies

• ¼ cup margarine or ¼ cup butter
• 1 medium egg
• 1 cup brown rice flour
• 1 cup spelt flour
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• ½ cup molasses
• ¼ cup dark brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ginger
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream the butter, sugar, and mollases in a mixer on medium speed.
3. Reduce speed to slow.
4. Slowly add in other wet ingredients, followed by the dry ingredients.
5. Grease a cookie sheet.
6. Drop the batter by tablespoons onto the cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 10-15 minutes in the 350 degree oven.
8. Allow to the cookies to cool before removing them from the sheet.