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Recipe: Ginger Warmth

PREPPING TIME: 15 MIN

COOKING TIME: 10 MIN

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup margarine, softened 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• ¼ cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons white sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2. Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside
3. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy
4. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses
5. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture
6. Shape dough into walnut-sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tbsp of sugar
7. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly
8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven
9. Cool slightly on the cookie sheets before transferring to wire racks to cool completely