RecipeDelish

Ingredients

• 3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
• ½ cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Steps

1. Whisk the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt together.
2. Beat the butter and brown sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the molasses, egg and vanilla.
3. Mix in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms. Divide in half, flatten into disks, wrap and chill 1 hour — this chilling time is included in the prep time above.
4. Heat the oven to 350°F. Roll the dough 0.25 inch thick on a floured surface and cut shapes.
5. Bake on lined sheets 10–12 minutes until the edges are set but the centers still look soft.
6. Cool 5 minutes on the pan, then move to a rack. Decorate once completely cool.