Recipe - First Ginger Molasses Cookies

30 Min Work Time
1 Hr + chilling Total Time
2 One half cup Flour
2 teaspoon Ground ginger
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
2 teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Salt
12 tablespoon Unsalted Butter (marg/short)
At room temp
1 cup Brown sugar
1 Egg
1/3 cup Molasses
Sugar for rolling

Combine flour, spices, soda, & salt. With an electric mixer at
mediumlow speed, beat butter & sugar, until light & fluffy. Beat in
egg & molasses. Reduce speed to low, & gradually add flour mixture
until just mixed. Chill until firm, about 1 hour. Heat oven to 350~.
Shape dough into approximately 1" balls, roll in sugar, & place about
2 " apart on a baking sheet. Bake until the edges begin to brown,
about 15 min. Cool on baking sheet 2 min, then move to wire racks.
Cool completely. Submitted By MARY LOU KAKANOWSKI MSG#: 2605
From: Dale Shipp Date: 072696
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #246

Date: Sun, 8 Sep 1996 23:50:46 0400

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