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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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from my sisters cookbook Ingredients:
2 cups flour |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger |
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves |
1 cup brown sugar |
1/2 cup butter, softened |
1/3 cup dark molasses |
1 large egg |
1 cup dark raisin |
1 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped |
Directions:
1. 1. preheat oven to 350°F grease and flour 2 large cookie sheets.
2. 2. in large bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and cloves.
3. 3. in seperate large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. beat in molasses until well combined. beat in egg. with mixer at low speed, beat in flour mixture just until blended, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. with spoon, stir in rasins and pecans, if using, just until combined.
4. 4. divide dough into quarters. with lightly floured hands, shape each quarter into 12 by 1 1/2 log. on each prepared cookie sheet, place 2 logs, leaving about 3 inches in between. bake logs until logs flatten and edges are firm, 13 to 15 minutes, rotating cookie sheets between upper and lower oven racks halfway through baking. cool logs 15 minutes on cookie sheets on wire racks.
5. 5. transfer logs to cutting board. slice each log crosswire into 8 cookies. transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
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