Things You'll Need:
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. ground allspice
- 1 tsp. ground cloves
- 1¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- ¾ cup butter at room temperature
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 tbs. granulated sugar for garnish
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Step 1
Heat the oven to 300 degrees F.
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Step 2
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, allspice and cloves.
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Step 3
In another bowl, cream together the brown sugar and butter using an electric mixer.
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Step 4
Add the egg and molasses and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
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Step 5
Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula.
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Step 6
Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just blended.
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Step 7
Cover the bowl of cookie dough with a piece of foil or plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
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Step 8
Place level tablespoons of the cookie dough onto baking sheets that have been lightly coated with non-stick cooking spray.
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Step 9
Sprinkle each ball of cookie dough with a bit of the granulated sugar.
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Step 10
Place the baking sheets in the oven and bake for 24 minutes.
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Step 11
Take the sheets out of the oven and transfer the cookies to a flat surface to cool down.
