SOFT GINGER COOKIES
SOFT GINGER COOKIES
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup fancy molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and ginger in a bowl; set aside.
- Using medium speed of an electric mixer, beat together butter and 1 cup sugar until fluffy. Beat in molasses, egg and vanilla until blended. Add flour mixture and stir just until combined. Shape dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
- Place 1/3 cup sugar in a bowl. Roll balls in sugar. Place balls 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.
- Bake until tops of cookies are cracked, about 10 - 12 minutes.
- Let cookies stand for 5 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove from cookie sheets and cool on racks. Store in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 1 week. May be frozen.
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Nutritional analysis per cookie:
126 calories, 4.2 g fat, 1.5 g protein, 21.2 g carbohydrate, 0.8 g fibre, 137 mg sodium