Name: Soft Ginger Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ginger; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup butter, softened (no substitute); 1 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1/4 cup molasses; 2 tablespoons sugar

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I like this recipe because I like ginger cookies but I do not like the hardness of gingersnaps.

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ingredients

2 ¹⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
³⁄₄ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cloves
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
³⁄₄ cup butter, softened (no substitute)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
¹⁄₄ cup molasses
2 tablespoons sugar

directions

Preheat oven to 350.
Combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
Set aside.
In large miximg bowl with an electric mixer beat butter for 30 seconds.
Add 1 cup sugar.
Beat until fluffy.
Add egg and molasses; beat well.
Add half the flour mixture; beat until combined.
Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
Shape into 1-inch balls.
Roll in 2 tablespoons sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheets 2 inches apart.
Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes or until light brown and puffed.
Let cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes.
Transfer to wire racks to cool.

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12/10/2018

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review by eclare58

4/13/2018

Sorry If I sound dumb, but yous being in the USA, and me being in the UK, theres a few things i dont get, "shape into 1" balls", ok got that, this is the bit i dont get, Roll in i table spoon of sugar? what exactly does that mean, how do you roll in sugar when you have already made the 1" balls :0(

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review by hollyberry

12/30/2012

Awesome! Soft and delicious!

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review by Thea

12/17/2012

LOVED these cookies!!! I don't like hard snaps but love soft ginger cookies...Perfect recipe! I will be making this one alot...thanks so much for posting this!

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review by SushiBeans

12/16/2012

SO good! I choose another ginger cookie recipe to make first and they didn't turn out well at all. I tried again with this recipe and they are amazing! My boyfriend's first comments.. "These are the best ginger cookies I've ever had" and "If I was Santa, I would want these!" Definitely worth trying:)

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