Ultimate Ginger Cookies
This recipe is meant to complement the blog "Ultimate Ginger Cookies” which was posted June 16,  2016. You can find the post in the June, 2016 Archives

Ingredients 

1. 2 ¼ c flour
2. 1 tsp baking soda
3. 2 tsp cinnamon
4. 1 ½ tsp ground cloves
5. ½ tsp nutmeg
6. ½ tsp ground ginger
7. ¼ tsp kosher salt
8. 1 cup dark brown sugar
9. ¼ c vegetable oil
10. 1/3 c molasses
11. 1 extra large egg
12. 1 1/4 c chopped crystallized ginger (6 oz)
13. Extra sugar (I use sparkling sugar)

Procedure

• Sift together the first 7 ingredients.  Set aside. 
• Beat together the brown sugar, oil and molasses for 5 minutes. 
• Add the egg and beat I minute. 
• With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients until incorporated.  
• Stir in the crystallized ginger. 
• Roll 1 ¾ inch balls of dough in extra sugar.  (I use a melon ball scoop.) 
• Place on parchment lined cookie sheet and bake exactly 13 min at 350. 
• Let stand 1-2 minutes before cooling on racks. 
• Makes 24-30.