Great cookie recipe. The pepper gives it the snap!
Ingredients
- all-purpose flour: 6 cups
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- baking powder: 0.5 tsp
- ½ teaspoons salt: 1 piece
- ground ginger: 4 tsp
- ground cinnamon: 4 tsp
- ½ teaspoons ground cloves: 1 piece
- ground black pepper: 1 tsp
- unsalted butter: 1 cup (softened)
- packed brown sugar: 1 cup
- eggs: 2 piece
- unsulfured molasses: 1 cup
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Stages of cooking
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Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and black pepper; set aside. In a large bowl, or stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the molasses. Gradually mix in the sifted ingredients. Divide the dough into thirds and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
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Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are crisp but not dark. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired.
