Soft 'n Chewy

In light of the holidays, I'd like to share a yummy recipe from Taste of Home.  I made these molasses and ginger cookies for Thanksgiving and they were a hit!  I mean, you pretty much can't go wrong with cookies during the holiday season. So here goes...  Enjoy!

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Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookies

• 24 Servings
• Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

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

Directions

• In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar. Blend in molasses and egg. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves; add to creamed mixture. Mix until well blended.
• Shape dough into 1-1/4-in. balls. Roll balls in remaining sugar. Place on greased baking sheets. Press flat with a fork. Bake at 350° about 10-12 minutes or until set. Yield: about 4 dozen.