Soft Molasses Spice Cookies

Total Time: 59 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/4 cups unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cloves
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 tablespoon water
• sugar, to roll cookies in

Recipe

• 1 mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
• 2 in a separate larger bowl, cream butter.
• 3 add sugar and egg. beat well.
• 4 in a small bowl or measuring cup, mix molasses and water. add to butter mixture.
• 5 gradually add flour mixture.
• 6 chill dough for 1/2 hour.
• 7 roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, then roll in sugar.
• 8 place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 9 bake for 14-20 minutes, depending on size & desired softness.
• 10 (i made 48 smaller cookies and baked for 14 minutes on stone pan, nice & soft yet still done).