Recipe

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• 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/4 cups unbleached flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cloves
• 2 tsp ginger
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp blackstrap molasses
• 1 tbsp molasses
• 1 tbsp water
• sugar , to roll cookies in

• 1 Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
• 2 In a separate larger bowl, cream butter.
• 3 Add sugar and egg. Beat well.
• 4 In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix molasses and water. Add to butter mixture.
• 5 Gradually add flour mixture.
• 6 Chill dough for 1/2 hour.
• 7 Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, then roll in sugar.
• 8 Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 9 Bake for 14-20 minutes, depending on size & desired softness.
• 10 (I made 48 smaller cookies and baked for 14 minutes on stone pan, nice & soft yet still done).