Description
My Mom’s recipe and one of my favorites. Spicy and chewy, they store well and can be frozen. Great for gift giving or shipping.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup margarine, melted
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ cup white sugar
Instructions
- Mix 1 cup sugar
- margarine
- and egg together in a medium bowl until smooth; stir in molasses.
- Combine flour
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- salt
- cloves
- and ginger in a separate medium bowl; add to the molasses mixture and stir until well combined. Cover and chill dough for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- While the oven is preheating
- roll dough into 1-inch diameter balls; roll each ball in remaining 1/2 cup white sugar before placing 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake in batches in the preheated oven until tops are cracked
- about 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 30