Best Ever Soft Ginger Molasses Cookies

Seriously speaking, this is the best cookie I have ever made in my life. It's a soft ginger molasses cookie and it comes out perfectly round and delightfully delicious!

 Here's the recipe to follow, I suggest doubling-tripling it for the holidays!

Big Soft Ginger Cookies

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/big-soft-ginger-cookies/

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup margarine, softened (I used butter)

1 cup white sugar (I used organic cane sugar)

1 egg

1 tablespoon water

1/4 cup molasses

2 tablespoons white sugar (I used organic cane sugar)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.

3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container

Makes 2 dozens cookies

Calories:

 143 calories,    Carbohydrates   21g, Fat  6 g, Fiber   0.4 g,   Protein 1.6g

I don't usually place the percent daily value, however, look at how high the levels are. This is about triple the amount of a 'regular' cookie.  Iron 8 %, Thiamin 10 %, Niacin 8 %, Vitamin B6 2 %, Magnesium 4 %, Folate 13 %. 

Part of my goal is to eat 'clean' when I can. this product is inexpensive and can be found at Loblaws in the Organic Food section. 

 Here's the molasses- it's so good, check out what I found...

"A by-product of sugar extraction from either sugar cane or sugar beet, molasses retains a variety of minerals, making it a nutritious source of energy compared to plain sugar, which is stripped of non-energy nutrients during processing."

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/506766-the-healthy-benefits-of-molasses/#ixzz2EOukP9e9

Oooooh, if you scratch this picture, you can smell what heaven smells like, cinnamon, ginger and sweet spice! Or is that girls????

Look at the before and after.

 And a great big picture of the Big Soft Ginger Cookie and her friends! Trust me, make them and watch them disappear!