Soft Ginger Cookies

Name: Soft Ginger Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 35 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter (1 cup); 4 cups sugar; 1/2 cup unsulphured molasses; 2 large eggs; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 tablespoon baking soda; 3/4 tablespoon ground ginger; 1/2 tablespoon ground cloves; 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon; extra sugar

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Recipe by Sharon123

You'll want to double this recipe, 35 cookies isn't enough. Fact. End of conversation. A Southern recipe!

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READY IN: 28mins

YIELD: 35 cookies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup unsalted butter (1 cup)
4

cups sugar
¹⁄₂

cup unsulphured molasses
2

large eggs
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
4

cups all-purpose flour
³⁄₄

tablespoon baking soda
³⁄₄

tablespoon ground ginger
¹⁄₂

tablespoon ground cloves
¹⁄₂

tablespoon cinnamon
extra sugar

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, cream butter till softened.
Beat in sugar till light and fluffy.
Beat in molasses, eggs-1 at a time- beating well after each addition, and salt.
Sift dry ingredients, mix two together well.
Form into 1 inch balls with sugar coated hands, roll in sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350* 11-13 minutes.
Do not overbake.
Take out when center looks a little underdone.
Cool.

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