Everyone's Favorite Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup molasses

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°. in a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. in a shallow bowl, place 1/2 cup sugar; set aside.
• 2 with an electric mixer, beat butter and remaining cup of sugar until combined. beat in egg and then molasses until combined. reduce speed to low; gradually mix in dry ingredients, just until a dough forms.
• 3 pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 tablespoon. roll balls in reserved sugar to coat.
• 4 arrange balls on baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. bake, one sheet at a time, until edges are just firm, 10 to 15 minutes. note: do not cook too long or they will be way too hard! cookies will seem to be under-baked but they will harden a bit as they cool so they'll end up nice and chewy.
• 5 cool 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer to racks to cool completely.
• 6 important: store in an airtight container, 3 to 4 days. it is important to let them sit for a few days if you want them softer (and better in my opinion!).