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Grandma Ma c’s Chewy Ginger Molasses

Crinkles

My g randmother was an acc omplished cook and baker, but in 1967
she decided that the per fect g inger cookie was missing from her
reper toire. So she place d an ad in the local paper requesting
favor ite g inger cook ie reci pes from members of their r ural

community. As you ca n imag ine, the recipes she received resembled
one another closely, most for soft and chewy g inger cookies var ying
only in the combinations and amounts of spices used. I’m not sure

if she found one in the pile that was better than hers, but I
unear thed a reci pe that looked something like this one with the
title: Grandma Mac’s Ginger Cookies.
I spice d up the or ig inal with fresh g inger, more g round g inger,
and black pepper. Allow time for the dough to chill and take on the

complex and intense g inger avor that imbues these “per fect”
g inger molasses cr inkles.

MAKES 3 DOZEN COOKIES

2¼ cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons gr ound gin ge r

1 teaspoon gr ound cinnamon
½ teaspoon freshly gr ated nutmeg

½ teaspoon fine sea salt

½ teaspoon gr ound cloves