Category: Cookies

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 4 1/8 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• white sugar

Method

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Cream together butter and brown sugar.
3. Beat in egg and molasses, mix until light and fluffy.
4. Mix together dry ingredients.
5. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture, mix until just blended.
6. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
7. Shape dough into 3/4 inch balls.
8. Roll balls in white sugar.
9. Space balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
10. Press balls down with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
11. Bake 8-10 minutes.
12. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.

Source

• 1 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Method

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla.
3. Add flour and salt, mix together.
4. Stir in walnuts.
5. Chill dough.
6. Form dough into 1 tablespoon sized balls.
7. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
8. Bake 8-10 minutes until set but not brown.
9. While still mostly warm, roll the cookies in icing sugar.

Source