Ginger Drops

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature (1 1/4 sticks)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 2 jumbo eggs
• 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe

• 1 using electric mixer, cream butter,sugar and molasses; beat in eggs, one at a time.
• 2 beat in remaining ingredients; do not overmix.
• 3 cover dough and refrigerate 1 hour.
• 4 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 5 line baking sheets with parchment;form dough into 1 1/2-inch balls.
• 6 arrange on prepared sheets, spacing about 1 inch apart.
• 7 flatten slightly with palm of hand.
• 8 bake until just firm to touch, 8 to 10 minutes.
• 9 cool completely on rack.