The Best Gingerbread Cookies

No for real, these are the best gingerbread cookies you will ever bake. Am I the Queen of superlatives? Nah, just a truth teller! These cookies offer a taste of ginger that is not overpowering, just delicious. You can roll out the dough and cut out shapes, or prepare these as classic circle cookies-with crunchy edges and a soft, chewy middle.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup salted butter, softened

• 1 cup sugar

• 1 large egg, room temperature

• 1/4 cup molasses

• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 2 teaspoons ground ginger

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Beat in egg and molasses.

4. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.

5. Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well. 


6. Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls. Pour sugar on a plate or work surface, and roll dough balls in the sugar.

7. Place dough balls 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.

8. Bake at 350° 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.

9. Transfer to wire racks to cool.