adapted from this recipe...
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature
- 2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
These are really delicious cookies, but they go through a really ugly stage (I called them turd cookies before they were baked), but don't be discouraged, they turn out much nicer out of the oven.
Mix the flour, soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ginger, cloves until well blended. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy, then add the eggs, one at a time, until well incorporated. Measure the oil, and swirl it around the measuring cup before adding it to the sugar mixture. then, use the same measuring cup to measure the molasses, a lot less will stay in the cup! Add the molasses to the sugar mixture and again, blend well. Dump the dry ingredients in, and mix until blended.
Spoon the dough into your hand in small balls (about the size of a ping pong ball), and roll smooth. (This is the ugly stage!). Roll the balls in sugar then place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment, leaving at least 2 inches in between each ball.
Bake at 350 degs. for 15-18 minutes until just set. The top will be crackled and sparkly, and the cookies will have spread out into perfect little circles. Let cool completely on a cookie rack.
yum yum yum!
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