Giant Molasses Cookies
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Ingredients
  • 1.5 cups butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup molasses (I used Robust Molasses.)
  • 4.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp. ground ginger
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1.5 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1. tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ¼ cup chopped pecans (I used ⅓ cup.)
  • ¾ cup coarse sugar (Substituted with Golden Sparkle Sugar.)
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Beat in eggs and molasses.
  3. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
  4. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
  5. Fold in pecans.
  6. Shape into 2-inch balls (2.4 ounces), and roll in coarse sugar.
  7. Place 2.5 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  8. (I baked only 6 at a time on an insulated cookie sheet.)
  9. Bake at 400 degrees for 16-18 minutes or until tops are cracked.
  10. (Ovens differ, I baked mine 14 minutes, and left on sheet for 2 minutes.)
  11. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  12. These freeze very well.
  13. Yield: 2 dozen
Recipe by Hopelessly Hopeful at http://www.hopelessly-hopeful.com/2020/06/08/giant-molasses-cookies/