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Eat them or hang them on the tree for a warm, traditional touch. Either way, you'll love these classic spice cookies.
3/4 Cup / 180 mL Butter,
softened
1 Cup / 250 mL Dark Brown Sugar, firmly packed
1 Egg
1/4 Cup / 60 mL Molasses
1 teas. / 5 mL Watkins Vanilla Extract
2 1/2 Cups / 625 mL All-Purpose Flour
2 teas. / 10 mL Baking Soda
2 teas. / 10 mL Watkins Ginger
1 teas. / 5 mL Watkins Cinnamon
3/4 teas. / 4 mL Watkins Ground Cloves
1/2 teas. / 2.5 mL Watkins Allspice
1/4 teas. / 1.2 mL Salt, if desired
Granulated Sugar
Cream butter and brown sugar; beat in egg, molasses and vanilla. Combine flour, soda, spices and salt. Stir into creamed mixture; chill 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375*F / 190*C. Roll dough into 1 1/2 inch / 35-mm balls; dip tops in granulated sugar. Place balls, sugar side up about 3 inches / 75 mm apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until set but not hard. Firmly press top of each cookie as soon as it comes from oven with clay stamp or wooden butter mold. Pierce top of each cookie with a drinking straw to make hole for hanging, if desired. Cool on wire racks. When cool, thread each cookie with ribbon for hanging. Makes 5 dozen.
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