Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 1/2 tsp soda

• 3 tsp ground ginger

• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp ground cloves

• 1/4 tsp salt

• Raw sugar

• 2 tsp cider vinegar

• 2 well beaten eggs

• 1/2 cup molasses*

• 2 cups sugar

• 12 tbsp. unsalted butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 F.

In a large mixing bowl, mix sugar and butter until creamy. Add eggs, molasses, and vinegar. Mix well.

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.

Add dry ingredients to sugar mixture. Stir just until blended.

Form dough into 3â?„4 inch balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle each cookie with raw sugar. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Let cool on a cookie rack.

*Refer to the “Our Favorites” section of the November oliveandpeach issue to learn more about molasses.