Ingredients

  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup dark rown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup raisins, optional. Using them ensures a wonderfully chewy cookie.
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar or decorative sugar for rolling cookie dough balls. I used gltter white decorative sugar.

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 350.
  • Line baking sheets with parchment paper
  • In a small bowl whisk flour, baking soda, salt,cinnamon,ginger and cloves.
  • In a large bowl beat butter with both sugars until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes
  • Add egg and vanilla and molasses and beat in
  • Add four mixture to butter mixture and mix just until blended.Mjx in raisins
  • Chill dough 30 to 60 minutes.
  • Have garnish/rolling sugar spread out on a plate.
  • Roll batter into 1 inch balls, place in garnishing sugar.
  • Roll.in sugar to cover dough balls
  • Place on prepared pans 2 inches apart.
  • Bake 10 to 12 minutes for chewy centers with crispy edges.
  • Bake 14 minutes for a crisp cookie
  • Cool on pans 2 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely
  • NOTE; I listed the raisins as optional BUT for a wonderful chewy cookie that has a crisp edge please add them.and cook.for the shorter time.