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Post by mad dawg on Apr 1, 2006 13:33:40 GMT -5
Ingredients: >1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened. >3/4 cup granulated sugar. >1/2 cup dark molasses. >2 large egg yolks. >1 teasthingy vanilla exract. >2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour >2 teasthingys ground cinnamon >1 1/2 teasthingys ground ginger. >1/2 teasthingy salt. >1/4 teasthingy ground nutmeg.
Method: 1.preheat the oven to 350 degrees. in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugar on medium to high until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl often. 2.add the molasses, egg yolkes and vanilla extract; beat well. 3.in a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt and nutmeg. 4.with the electric mixer on low, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined. 5.drop the dough by teasthingyfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart. bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden. transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool 15 minutes. makes about three dozen cookies.
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