Soft Ginger Cookies

December 20, 2023

• 4 and 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking soda
• 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice or nutmeg
• 1 generous pinch finely ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces butter, at room temperature
• 2 and 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 3 Tablespoons bourbon

Combine dry/spices and sift well. Cream butter, sugar eggs vanilla until no longer grainy. Add molasses, orange zest and bourbon. Scrape the bowl. Mix in the dry/spice mix. Let chill. Form small balls of dough and roll in white sugar or cinnamon/sugar. Bake at 375 for about 10 minutes. Crackles will form on top. These stay soft and chewy if you don’t over-bake them.