Ginger Cookies
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Ingredients
- 280 g plain flour
- 4 g ground ginger
- 5 g baking soda
- 2 g ground cinnamon
- 1 g ground cloves
- 2 g salt
- 165 g margarine
- 200 g white sugar
- 1 egg
- 15 ml orange juice
- 60 ml molasses
- 25 g white sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 175˚ C. Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix margarine with 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the orange juice and molasses.
Combine both mixtures and stir well.
Leave dough in the fridge to set for 1 hour.
Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar.
Place the cookies 2 inches apart on baking tray, sprayed with L<C Spray, and flatten.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool before serving.
TIP: Spraying measuring cup with L<C before measuring up molasses, will help to remove them.
Serves: 24