Ingredients: 3 3/4 cups AP flour,1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda,2 teaspoons ground ginger,1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon,1/4 teaspoon ground cloves,1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened,2 cups sugar,2 large eggs, well beaten,1/2 cup dark (not blackstrap) molasses,2 teaspoons cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 32
- Sift the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves onto a sheet of wax paper.
- Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed.
- Stir in the eggs, molasses and vinegar.
- Add the sifted dry ingredients and mix until just blended, no longer.
- Roll the dough into 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch balls.
- Roll the balls in vanilla or rosemary sugar.
- Place the balls about 1 apart on parchment paper covered baking sheets.
- Bake until soft, about 7 minutes. Dont overbake they will crisp as they cool.
- Transfer the baked cookies to a cooling rack when they come out of the oven.