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DESSERTS:
COOKIES
Molasses Cookies with Sugar Babies
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Molasses
Cookies with Sugar Babies |
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Great, chewy
cookie...
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3
cups |
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all-purpose flour |
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1
tsp |
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baking soda |
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½
tsp |
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salt |
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1
tsp |
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ground ginger |
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½
tsp |
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ground cloves |
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1½
tsp |
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ground cinnamon |
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½
tsp |
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ground nutmeg |
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½
tsp |
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ground allspice |
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4
ounces |
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(1
stick) butter, at room temperature |
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¼
cup |
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granulated sugar |
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¾
cup |
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brown sugar, packed |
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1
large |
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egg |
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½
cup |
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molasses |
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1
Tbs |
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corn
syrup |
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Five
1.7oz. |
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bags
Sugar Babies (or about 1 cup or so) |
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additional granulated sugar |
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1 |
Preheat oven
to 375°F. and spray a cookie sheet with nonstick
spray (or line with parchment). |
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In a small
bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt
and spices. Set aside. |
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In a large
bowl using the electric mixer, cream the butter,
sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the egg, molasses
and corn syrup. Mix until smooth. |
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Add the
flour and spice mixture and mix thoroughly. Fold
in Sugar Babies. |
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5 |
Using a
teaspoon, scoop 1-inch balls of cookie dough
onto the prepared cookie sheet, placing them 2
inches apart. |
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Place ½ cup
sugar in a small dish. Wet the bottom of a
drinking glass. Dip the bottom of the glass into
the sugar and use it to flatten cookies. Dip the
glass in the sugar after flattening each cookie.
Cookies should be about ½-inch thick. |
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Bake 10 to
12 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from
cookie sheet. |
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Yield: About 3
1/2 dozen |
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Recipe Source |
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Adapted from The Candy Bar
Cookbook |
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Recipe

Ratings:
***Hey,
This One's a Keeper!- would
make it again. "Great opportunity to use those yummy little
candies in a recipe. These were caramelly and chewy and
delicious!"
-San Diego, CA
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