If you like cookies that are both crunchy and chewy, even when cold, you will love these cookies. They have a spicy sweetness that isn’t overpowering and just the slightest hint of molasses. These cookies are quick to make and bake so they are great when you are in a hurry. They have become a favorite at our house for late night snack attacks. About 30 minutes start to finish and you have fresh-baked cookies to go with your glass of milk. The Peppered Hearth
2 1/2 c AP flour
2 t cornstarch
1 t baking soda
1 1/3 c soft butter (do not use margarine)
1 c sugar
2 eggs
3 t ground ginger
1 t ground cinnamon
1/2 t ground cloves
1/2 t ground nutmeg
1/4 t allspice
1/4 c molasses
1/3 c raw sugar (turbinado)
Recipe
Heat oven to 350°F. Mix all the dry ingredients, except the raw sugar, together in a mixing bowl. Add the butter, eggs and molasses and mix until well blended. Portion the dough and roll each cookie in the raw sugar (I use a cookie scoop so they are uniform in size and shape). Place on an ungreased baking sheet (I use a silpat sheet when baking cookies so I don’t have to worry about greased or ungreased baking sheets. Silpat also makes clean up easier because I don’t have to scrub off burnt butter, no-stick spray, or burnt cookie). Bake for 8-12 minutes depending on the size of your cookies and the accuracy of your oven. Just keep an eye on the first pan so you don’t over bake. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet then move the cookies to a cooling rack. Makes 24 large cookies.