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                    To make the dough easier to handle, freeze it before slicing the cookies. Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon baking soda  |  
                                                1/8 teaspoon salt  |  
                                                2 tablespoons dark molasses  |  
                                                1 tablespoon cold strong brewed coffee  |  
                                                1/2 cup sugar  |  
                                                6 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, softened  |  
                                                2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger  |  
                                                1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon  |  
                                                1/4 teaspoon ground cloves  |  
                                                2 tablespoons sugar  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl; set aside. Combine molasses and coffee in a small bowl; set aside. 2. Beat 1/2 cup sugar and butter at medium speed of a mixer until light and fluffy. Add ginger, cinnamon, and cloves; beat well. Add flour mixture and molasses mixture; beat at low speed until well-blended. 3. Gently press dough into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap, and freeze 15 minutes. Shape dough into a 7-inch roll; flatten to 1-inch thickness. Wrap in plastic wrap; freeze 8 hours or overnight. 4. Preheat oven to 350°. 5. Cover 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; secure to baking sheets. Cut dough into 40 (1/8-inch-thick) slices; place 1/2-inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes (cookies will be slightly soft in center, but will harden as they cool). Remove from baking sheets; cool completely on wire racks. 6. Note: Store the remaining gingersnaps in an airtight container.                              | 
                         
                         
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