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Prep Time:

40 min

Start to Finish:

50 min

Makes:

About 3 dozen cookies

Ginger Crinkles

Craving old-fashioned, chewy and spicy molasses cookies? Try this easy homemade cookie-jar favorite.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ cup butter or margarine, softened
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons sugar

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar and the butter with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until soft and fluffy. Beat in molasses and egg. Stir in remaining ingredients except 3 tablespoons sugar until well blended.
  2. Place 3 tablespoons sugar in small bowl. Shape dough by tablespoonfuls into balls; roll in sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart.
  3. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

Nutritional Information

  • 1 Serving :
    • Calories : 100 (Calories from Fat: 35)
    • Total Fat : 4g (Saturated Fat: 2½g, Trans Fat: 0g)
    • Cholesterol : 15mg
    • Sodium : 115mg
    • Total Carbohydrate : 14g (Dietary Fiber: 0g, Sugars: 8g)
    • Protein : 0g
  • Percent Daily Value* :
    • Vitamin A (%DV) : 2%
    • Vitamin C (%DV) : 0%
    • Calcium : 0%
    • Iron (%DV) : 2%
  • Exchanges :
    • Starch :
    • Other Carbohydrate :
    • Vegetable : 0
    • Fat :
  • Carbohydrate Choices :  1
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Recipe Tip:

Success

For even baking, make sure balls of dough are the same shape and size.