Plump Ginger Cookies Recipe
- 3/4 c. butter, softened
- 1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 c. light molasses
- 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c. grnd nuts
- 1 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon each grnd ginger & cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon grnd cloves
- Granulated sugar
- 3-4 tbsp. red currant jelly
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar till light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg, then molasses.
- In medium bowl, stir together flour, walnuts, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
- Gradually add in flour mix to butter mix, mixing till well blended.
- Drop batter by heaping Tbsp.
- into granulated sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Roll each to create a ball, coating proportionately with sugar.
- Place well apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- With your finger or possibly a small spoon, make a small deep depression in center of each cookie; fill with currant jelly, using a rounded 1/4 tsp.
- for each.
- Bake cookies in a 350 degree oven till browned, 15 to 18 min.
- Makes 2 to 2 1/2 dozen 2 1/2" cookies.
butter, brown sugar, egg, light molasses, allpurpose, nuts, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, sugar, red currant
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/plump-ginger-cookies-7532 (may not work)