Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Molasses Cookies


Hands-On Time: 45 minutes
Ready In: 1 hour
Yield: about 5 dozen cookies
Ingredients
    14 tablespoons butter, melted 2 cups sugar, divided 1/3 cup molasses 1 large egg, lightly beaten 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1-1/4 teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium-size bowl, mix the melted butter, 1 cup of the sugar, and the molasses. Beat in the egg. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the butter mixture, stirring until a soft dough is formed.
  2. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls, then roll each ball in the remaining sugar. Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for 10 minutes.