Soft Ginger Cookies
Serves: 4
Gabriella Kub
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
66
Sweetness
49
Sourness
41
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
4 cups
All-Purpose Flour2 tsps
Baking Soda2 tsps
Ground Ginger1 tsp
Ground Nutmeg1 tsp
Ground Cinnamon1 tsp
Ground Cloves1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Water (boiling)Directions:
1
Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl
2
Add molasses, shortening, and egg
3
Using electric mixer, beat until well blended
4
Beat in 1/2 cup boiling water
5
Chill dough 1 hour
6
Preheat oven to 400°F
7
Roll chilled dough by generous tablespoonfuls into balls
8
Roll in additional sugar to coat
9
Place dough balls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets
10
Bake until cookies are puffed and cracked on top and tester inserted into center comes out with some moist crumbs attached, about 12 minutes (do not overbake)
11
Transfer cookies to racks and cool
12
Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl
13
Add molasses, shortening, and egg
14
Using electric mixer, beat until well blended
15
Beat in 1/2 cup boiling water
16
Chill dough 1 hour
17
Preheat oven to 400°F
18
Roll chilled dough by generous tablespoonfuls into balls
19
Roll in additional sugar to coat
20
Place dough balls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets
21
Bake until cookies are puffed and cracked on top and tester inserted into center comes out with some moist crumbs attached, about 12 minutes (do not overbake)
22
Transfer cookies to racks and cool