Soft Ginger Christmas Cookies
By: Stacey
Published: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 6:40am

Ingredients




2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons white sugar

Preparation

1 Directions: 2 Preheat over to 350 degrees. Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside. 3 In large bowl, cream together butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and molasses; beat well. Add half the flour mixture; beat until combined.   4 Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Shape into 1-inch balls and roll them in the remaining 2 tbls. of sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.  5 Bake for 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in airtight container.

About


 These are great cookies to make and give away at Christmastime.