"(TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE) Soft and chewy with a crackled sugar crust, these molasses cookies please kids and adults alike...."
INGREDIENTS
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2⅓ cups all-purpose flour
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2 tsp baking soda
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¼ tsp salt
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2 tsp ground ginger
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1 tsp ground cinnamon
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½ tsp ground allspice
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¼ tsp ground cloves
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⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper
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¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
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¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
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¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp packed light brown sugar
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1 egg
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⅓ cup unsulphured molasses, such as Grandma's Original
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½ cup raw sugar (also called turbinado or demerara sugar), for rolling cookies