ginger molasses cookies with orange
(from bradleygirl’s recipe box)
from comments thread at 101cookbooks, thanks thenelenasays
Source: thenelenasays
Cook time: 12 minutesIngredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ginger
- 11/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cloves
- 1/2 cup shortening (i use the non-hydrogenated kind)
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 tsp grated orange zest
- granulated sugar
Directions
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whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
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in a separate bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar with an electric mixer.
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add the egg, molasses and orange zest to the sugar mixture. beat until blended.
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incorporate the flour mixture into the sugar mixture.
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cover and refrigerate for one hour.
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preheat the oven to 350ºf.
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form the dough into balls and roll in granulated sugar.
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bake until pale golden and cracked on top but still soft, about 12 minutes.
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transfer to wire racks to cool.