soft ginger bread cookies

Name: Soft Ginger Bread Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) butter-softened; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 1/4 cup(s) molasses; 1 large egg; 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ginger; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cloves

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Lillian Russo

Long Island, NY

Updated on Aug 8, 2010

There are so many things I love about these cookies! I love the crackled tops and I love that they're a soft cookie and I love the ginger bread flavor! This is just one of my favorite cookies! I've made them many times! I got this recipe from a foodie named Michellem but I changed it to suit my own tastes.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

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yield 5 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter-softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves

How To Make soft ginger bread cookies

Step 1

Combine butter, sugar, molasses, egg and vanilla...beat well.

Step 2

Combine dry ingredients and add to above mixture a little at a time to form a firm dough. You may not need the entire amount.
Step 3

Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on parchment lined cookie sheets. Press down slightly to form into a disk.
Step 4

Bake at 350* for 8-10 min.
Step 5

I always double this recipe because they go so fast!
Step 6

These cookies do not taste good warm. I always wait til they're fully cooled to eat them.
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