Description
Chewy spicy cookies, perfect with a pot of tea or a glass of milk.
Ingredients
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- 3 3/4 cups (450 g) all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp kosher salt
- 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter
- 1 cup (220 g) light brown sugar
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tsp grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) molasses
- 1/4 cup (85 g) honey
- 2 tsp fresh lime juice
- additional granulated sugar to top cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Put flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and kosher salt into large bowl and stir with wire whisk to combine.
- Beat butter until soft, add brown sugar and granulated sugar.
- When the butter/sugar mixture is combined, add eggs and grated fresh ginger and beat until mixture is fluffy.
- Beat in molasses, honey and lime juice and gradually add flour mixture and mix until flour is incorporated.
- Chill dough in freezer for 30 minutes, until it is stiff enough to be formed into 3/4 inch balls.
- Roll balls into granulated sugar, bake for 10 minutes on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Transfer cookies to cooling rack.
Notes
- Without the parchment paper, it would have been impossible to lift the cookies from the baking sheet.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120