Soft Molasses Spice Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
    1 1/4 cups unbleached flour
    2 teaspoons baking soda
    2 teaspoons cloves
    2 teaspoons ginger
    2 teaspoons cinnamon
    3/4 cup butter
    1 cup sugar
    1 egg
    2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses
    1 tablespoon molasses
    1 tablespoon water
    sugar, to roll cookies in
Preparation
    Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
    In a separate larger bowl, cream butter.
    Add sugar and egg. Beat well.
    In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix molasses and water. Add to butter mixture.
    Gradually add flour mixture.
    Chill dough for 1/2 hour.
    Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, then roll in sugar.
    Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
    Bake for 14-20 minutes, depending on size & desired softness.
    (I made 48 smaller cookies and baked for 14 minutes on stone pan, nice & soft yet still done).

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