Cape Cod Soft Molasses Cookies
"These wonderful cookies are soft, moist, chewy... and spicy! Their secret? Ground black pepper, which gives their flavor delicious "bite" right at the end. Fresh-grated ginger and crystallized ginger add their own distinctive sweet-hot flavors. Thanks to Piesa la Mode, a bakery in Falmouth, Massachusetts, for the cookies that inspired this recipe...."
INGREDIENTS
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3/4 cup (12 tablespoons) butter
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 large egg
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1/3 cup molasses
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2 1/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1/3 cup traditional or quick rolled oats
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1/2 cup crystallized ginger, finely diced
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1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger, or to taste
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heaping 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 teaspoon ground allspice or ground cloves
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1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, optional
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1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional; for depth of flavor and added color
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1/3 to 1/2 cup granulated sugar or coarse white sparkling sugar, for coating
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