Sometimes the title of a cookbook is just as good as the recipes inside, such as in the case of The Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book by Judy Rosenberg. After all, as much as it’s great to be healthy, this is the season for indulgence.
And with this recipe, indulge I will!
Molasses Ginger Cookies
Judy Rosenberg in Rosie's Bakery!
Divinely chewy in the center, crunchy around the edges, dark and gingery with a strong molasses flavor, these are a perfect cookie for the night before Christmas. Just be sure to leave some out for Santa.
makes 16 cookies
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil or butter for greasing the baking sheets (optional)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup (lightly packed) dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup dark molasses
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
1 Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease them with vegetable oil or butter.
2 Sift the flour, baking soda, all the spices, and salt together into a small bowl and set aside.
3 Cream the butter and both sugars together in a medium-size mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula.
4 dd the molasses to the butter mixture and mix on medium speed until blended, 10 seconds. Scrape the bowl. Then add the egg and mix until it is incorporated, 10 seconds.
5 Add the flour mixture and blend on low speed for 15 seconds. Stop the mixer to scrape the bowl, and then blend until the dough is smooth, about 5 seconds more.
6 Drop the dough by heaping tablespoons 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies until they are still slightly soft, 15 to 16 minutes. Let them cool completely on the baking sheets.
Excerpted from The Rosie’s Bakery All-Butter, Cream-Filled, Sugar-Packed Baking Book by Judy Rosenberg (Workman). Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
Be sure to check out these other great cookbooks, all of which would make wonderful gifts:
Gourmet gifts galore: Part I
Gourmet gifts galore: Part II
