Southwest Gingersnap Cookies

A delicious, spicy-sweet adult cookie!

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Yields: 50 2 1/2 inch cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1  egg
• 1 1⁄2 ounces crystallized ginger, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 2  cups flour
• 1  tablespoon ginger, ground
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon clove, ground
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder (to taste)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
•  sugar (for rolling)

Directions

1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
2. Add egg, crystalized ginger and molasses and beat well.
3. Combine flour, spices, salt and soda; add to creamed mixture until blended.
4. Refrigerate dough for about 30-60 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
6. Shape dough into small balls and roll in sugar.
7. Bake for 13 minutes; remove promptly to rack to cool.