Ingredients
Scale
1/2 cup of butter, softened
1/4 cup of granulated sugar
1/4 cup of brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup fancy molasses
1/4 cup cooking molasses
3 cups of flour
1/2 tsp of cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp of ginger
1/4 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
Instructions
- Beat butter and granulated sugar until smooth and fluffy. Add the brown sugar and mix well. Beat in the egg and fancy and cooking molasses
- In another bowl, whisk the flour, spices, baking powder, and salt.
- Stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients. I do it in three additions to make it easier and to make sure that everything is mixed well.
- Once mixed, divide the dough into thirds, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours. I divide the dough into thirds so I’m not making a large batch of cookies at a time.
- After chilling for 3 hours, roll out the dough on your counter and use whatever cool and geeky cookie cutters to cut out your shapes.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, place your cookies on the sheet
- If you want your cookies to maintain its shape, put them the baking sheet with cookies in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- Remove your cookie sheet from the freezer and bake for 8 minutes.
- Allow your cookies to cool