Molasses Spice Cookies with Orange Essence
"Our ideal molasses cookie recipe would produce a charmingly crackled and crinkled cookie with an uncommonly moist, chewy interior and a spicy flavor with undertones of dark, bittersweet molasses. To make this molasses cookie recipe a reality, we started with all-purpose flour and used butter… read more..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup granulated sugar (about 7 ounces)
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3 teaspoons grated orange zest
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2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (11 1/4 ounces)
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
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1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/4 teaspoon table salt
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12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened but still cool
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1/3 cup dark brown sugar (about 2 1/2 ounces)
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1 large egg yolk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 cup molasses (about 6 ounces), light or dark
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