Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups soft whole wheat flour
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1 cup soft unbleached flour
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1 cup dark brown sugar (I use Sucanat)
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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3 teaspoons ground ginger
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup light molasses, warmed
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1/3 cup vegetable oil
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1/3 cup water
Instructions
- Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Warm the molasses, and mix the molasses, oil and water.
- If the molasses is not warm enough to dissolve into the water, they can all be warmed a little together- the microwave is fine for this.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- The dough should be quite stiff, and not particularly sticky.
- If it is too soft and sticky, add a little more flour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Roll out the dough to about 1/4" thick, and cut out with cookie cutters.
- Place cookies on cookie trays which have been lined with parchment paper, or lightly oiled.
- Re-roll and cut the scraps, until the dough is gone.
- Bake for 10 to 14 minutes, until lightly browned and set- they will harden up as they cool.