Soft Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar, plus more for coating the dough
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cloves
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 large eggs
• 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 add the molasses while mixing at slow speed, then the baking soda, salt, and spices.
• 3 add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is incorporated.
• 5 stir in the flour.
• 6 cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
• 7 preheat oven to 350°; lightly grease (or line with parchment paper) two baking sheets.
• 8 shape or scoop the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls; a tablespoon cookie scoop works well here.
• 9 roll them in sugar and put them on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between them.
• 10 bake for 10 minutes; the centers will look soft and puffy, which is ok.
• 11 as long as the bottoms are set enough to lift partway off the cookie sheet without bending or breaking, they are ready to come out of the oven.
• 12 cool the cookies on the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely.