Intense Soft Ginger Cookie Recipe

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Preheat

350F/175C

24 cookies

Combine:

1. 3/4 cup butter - softened 45s in microwave
2. 3/8 cup molasses
3. 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
4. 1 egg
5. 2 cup all purpose flour
6. 1/4 cup plus a little more whole wheat flour
7. 1 tsp baking soda
8. 2 1/2 tsp ginger
9. 1 tsp cinnamon
10. 1/2 tsp cloves
11. 1/2 tsp salt - I like coarse sea salt

Even more intense cookie with

12. 1/2 cup of crystalized ginger (diced)
13. pinch of cayenne

Mix

with wooden spoon to form a smooth soft dough. Add a little more flour if the dough is moist.

Roll

teaspoon sized cookies into a ball. Press into a disk on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar.

Bake

8-10 minutes.