Ginger Drop Cookies

Name: Ginger Drop Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 10 tablespoons butter, room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup molasses; 2 eggs; 4 1/4 cups flour; 1 tablespoon ginger; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon clove

Submitted by ellie_

"These are great for adding to packed lunches. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (September 1986)"

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 3 dozen cookies

ingredients

10 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
2 eggs
4 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
1 tablespoon ginger
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₄ teaspoon nutmeg
¹⁄₄ teaspoon clove

directions

In a large bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter, sugar and molasses. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in remaining ingredients but don't over mix.
Refrigerate dough, covered, for one hour.
Preheat oven to 400-degrees F.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper or wax paper.
Form dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
Arrange balls on prepared cookie sheets, spacing one inch apart. Flatten cookies with a floured fork.
Bake for 8-10 minutes or until done and firm to touch.
Let cool on cooling rack before serving.

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I love the taste of ginger and molasses. This was a nice chewy cookie. The dough was a little thin, and the cookies melted into one another, but who cares? They were good. Thanks Ellie!

Sharon123

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