Ingredients
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3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
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1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
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1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus 1/3 cup for rolling cookies
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1/3 cup un-sulphured molasses
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1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup whole wheat flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 large egg
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1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugars together until nice and fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
- Add egg, vanilla, & molasses and beat.
- In a separate bowl combine flours, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, black pepper and cloves.
- Combine wet ingredient mix with dry ingredient mix until well combined.
- Place remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar in shallow bowl. Scoop dough with small cookie scoop. Form into balls and roll in sugar. Place them on an ungreased baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-13 minutes. You want to slightly under cook them, or they become quite hard. Let them cool on baking pan for about 3 minutes. Remove, from pan and let cook on a wire rack. These freeze well and pack well for shipping also the recipe is fine doubled.