Spiced Molasses Cookies with Cardamom Sugar
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Serves: 2 dozen
 
Adapted from Simply Recipes
Ingredients
  • 2¼ cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • ½ tsp cardamom
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¾ cloves
  • pinch of black pepper
  • 1½ sticks of butter / softened
  • ½ cup dark brown sugar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ⅓ cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup coarse sugar / sugar in the raw
  • ½ tsp cardamom
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, spices, and salt and whisk well to incorporate the ingredients evenly. Set aside.
  2. Using a stand mixer, cream butter for 1 minute until creamy and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl using a spatula. Add sugars and mix on medium speed for an additional minute.
  3. Add egg, molasses, and vanilla to the butter mixture and beat until smooth and ingredients are well incorporated.
  4. Add flour mixture and stir on low speed stopping once dough is evenly combined.
  5. In a small bowl combine coarse sugar and remaining spices.
  6. Using a medium sized ice cream scoop, scoop dough and form into balls using the palms of your hands. Roll in spiced sugar mixture and arrange evenly on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  7. Bake for 9-11 minutes. Remove from pan immediately and let cool on a rack.
Recipe by at https://www.adventuregathereat.com/spiced-molasses-cookies-with-cardamom-sugar/