Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

• 4 cups / 600g all purpose flour (type 405)

• 2 cups / 400g sugar

• 1 1/2 cup / 340g butter, melted and cooled

• 1/2 cup / 200g molasses

• 4 tsp (~22g) baking soda

• 1 tsp ground cloves

• 1 tsp ground ginger

• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1 tsp salt

• 2 eggs

Directions

Combine all ingredients in an appropriately sized mixing bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon by hand until stiff, adding a bit more flour as needed.

Don't use a stand mixer! The mixed dough is very firm and sticky!

Refrigerate overnight before baking.

Preheat oven to 375F / 190C convection.

Form the dough into balls and roll in sugar to coat. Place evenly spaced on a baking tray, keeping cold until they go into the oven.

Bake for 5 minutes, then rotate the tray and bake for another 4 minutes before removing from the oven. Allow the cookies to cool for 1 minute before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.