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Five Spice Ginger Molasses Cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons five spice powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • Zest of 2 clementines
  • 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
  • 1/2 cup candied ginger minced

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350F.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, five spice powder, ground ginger and salt together. Set aside.
  • In a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together until pale yellow and fluffy. Add the molasses, egg and zest and mix until smooth.
  • With the mixer on its lowest setting, slowly integrate the dry ingredients into the wet until a uniform dough forms. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and transfer to the fridge. Chill for 1 hour.
  • Working in 2 teaspoon increments, roll the chilled dough into small balls.
  • Stir the turbinado sugar and candied ginger together in a small bowl. Roll the dough balls in the ginger/sugar mixture until well coated. Transfer the coated cookie dough to a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Make sure the dough balls have 1-inch of space on all sides.
  • Bake the cookies for 12 minutes or until golden and slightly cracked. Remove the cookies from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.