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Spiced Orange Molasses Cookies

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Total Time 26 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 0.75 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 egg
  • 0.33 cup molasses
  • 1 orange zested
  • 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 0.33 cup sparkling sugar for rolling

Method
 

  1. Cream the butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
  2. Beat in the egg, molasses, and orange zest.
  3. Stir in the flour and ginger to form a soft dough.
  4. Roll the dough into balls and coat in sparkling sugar.
  5. Place on lined sheets and bake at 350F for 9 to 11 minutes.
  6. Let them set on the pan a few minutes for that chewy center.

Notes

Pull them while soft in the middle for the chewiest bite.