Soft Ginger Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup walnuts (optional) or 1 cup pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 sift together dry ingredients, spices, and salt. set aside.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in egg just until incorporated. then add molasses and water.
• 5 slowly combine wet and dry ingredients.
• 6 using a small kitchen scoop, drop dough into 1/4 cup of sugar to coat. (work out any shape issues after being coated with sugar! the dough is too sticky otherwise.)
• 7 drop onto ungreased cookie sheet and, if desired, press one walnut or pecan into the top of each cookie. bake 8 to 10 minutes. do not overbake.
• 8 transfer to wire rack to cool before storing.