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Soft Ginger Cookies

Spice-laden molasses cookies
Course Dessert
Keyword Cookies
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Total Time 36 minutes
Author Kelly Blake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Butter
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • ½ cup Dark Molasses If use blackstrap, ⅛-¼ cup blackstrap, remainder regular dark molasses
  • 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
  • ¾ cup Evaporated Milk
  • Lemon Zest (to taste)
  • 3 cups Sifted All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Ground Ginger
  • ½ tsp Cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp Cloves
  • Minced Crystallized Ginger (to taste)

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 375°
  • In a large bowl, creme butter and sugar thoroughly.
  • Add egg and molasses; blend well.
  • Stir lemon juice into evaporated milk. (Will curdle)
  • Blend into butter-sugar mixture.
  • Add zest and ginger(s).
  • In separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.
  • Add dry mixture to butter-sugar mixture, one cup at a time, blending well after each addition.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls, two inches apart, on a greased baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes.