A few years ago, we made the unfortunate discovery of a cookie at the bakery of our local Costco. It seemed like an innocent fall-y purchase at the time. Until we tried them. This is where it gets unfortunate. They were good. Like, "I'm not sure I could overstate it" good. And, as everyone knows, you buy in bulk (duh!) at Costco. So we had about 92,883,748,787,438,243 or so of these things in a plastic clamshell package. Until we got to the car. Where that number was immediately cut. In half.
They were chewy. They were sweet. They were spicy. They had a tiny but of crunch thanks to the sugary crust. They. Were. Amazing.
And then---they discontinued them. If this was a video blog, here is where you'd hear and see the gasp, horror and total shock that crossed my face when I learned of this unspeakable misstep by the bakers that be. Rude and thoughtless, I tell you.
Fast forward to present day where I am juuuuuuuuuuuuuust about over the slight and have preeeeeeeety much come to grips with the fact that they're not coming back. Ever. Sigh.
Galloping into my life like a knight in shining armor, however---Pinterest and its infinite bevy of options. And this recipe from a blog called (and I adore its name) Gimme Some Oven.
I hope you'll enjoy these as much as we did. Okay...as much as I did---I really didn't share very well. Shame on me.
Imagine this cookie with a mug of Constant Comment tea, an afghan and a great book. Oh the beauty of it all....happy baking, happy fall!
What You'll Need:
- WILLPOWER!
- 1.5 cups butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 2 eggs
- 4.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground cloves
- 1 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. salt
What You'll Do:
Say a prayer that you don't eat them all at once.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, beat together butter and sugar on medium speed for 1 minute until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs and molasses, and beat on medium-low speed until combined.
Gradually add in the dry ingredient mixture and beat until combined.
Roll the dough into small balls, about 1-inch in diameter.*
Fill a small bowl with sugar, and roll each ball in the sugar until it is completely coated.
Place on cookie sheet at least 1 inch apart, and bake for about 8-10 minutes, until the cookies begin to slightly crack on top. (They may crack more while cooling.)
Remove from the oven and let cool for a minute or two. Then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Serve immediately or store in a sealed container for up to 1 week. (a week? are you nuts? these bad boys go FAST!)
*I found that it was helpful to chill the dough a little before rolling it into balls. Maybe 30 minutes or so.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, beat together butter and sugar on medium speed for 1 minute until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs and molasses, and beat on medium-low speed until combined.
Gradually add in the dry ingredient mixture and beat until combined.
Roll the dough into small balls, about 1-inch in diameter.*
Fill a small bowl with sugar, and roll each ball in the sugar until it is completely coated.
Place on cookie sheet at least 1 inch apart, and bake for about 8-10 minutes, until the cookies begin to slightly crack on top. (They may crack more while cooling.)
Remove from the oven and let cool for a minute or two. Then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Serve immediately or store in a sealed container for up to 1 week. (a week? are you nuts? these bad boys go FAST!)
*I found that it was helpful to chill the dough a little before rolling it into balls. Maybe 30 minutes or so.
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