Crystallized Ginger Cookies

Name: Crystallized Ginger Cookies
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Cuisine: Iraqi Mesopotamian
Ingredients: 11 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 0.25 cup dark molasses; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 2 cup flour; 0.5 tsp ground cloves; 0.5 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp cinnamon; 2 tsp baking soda; 0.5 tsp salt; 3.5 oz candied ginger

Molasses baked in the oven and flavoured with ginger and cinnamon for Iraqi cookies.

1 hr 25 min · Serves 36 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 75 min · Cook 10 min · 85 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Preheat oven to 375°. Cream butter& sesame oil with molasses sugar and egg. Sift together dry ingredients (except candied ginger) and add to creamed mixture.
2
Blend well. Fold in candied ginger. Chill for one hour. Form into 1-inch balls, roll in granulated sugar.
3
Put cookies about 2 inches apart from each other on a greased baking sheet (or one you have lined with parchment paper). Bake 8-10 minutes.
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