International Dessert recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.
⅔ cup (~160 g) packed light brown sugar ⅔ cup (~160 g) molasses 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon salt 1 ½ teaspoon (½ tablespoon) baking soda ⅔ cup (~160 g) butter 1 egg 4 cups (1 quart/ 500g) flour
Pour sugar, molasses, spices, and salt into large saucepan. Bring to boil and remove from heat. Add the baking soda and butter and stir until butter melts. Quickly stir in egg, and then add flour. Mix well. Chill for several hours until firm enough to roll. Preheat oven to 325 °F (170 °C). Roll out until thin on lightly-floured surface. Cut with cookie cutters and place on cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake for about 15 minutes at 325 °F (170 °C) and cool on racks. Category:Recipes for dessert Category:Recipes for cookies Category:Recipes using ground ginger Category:Baking recipes Category:Featured recipes Category:Recipes with metric units Category:Recipes using butter Category:Recipes using baking soda Category:Recipes using light brown sugar Category:Recipes using ground cinnamon Category:Recipes using cooking spray Category:Recipes using egg Category:Recipes using wheat flour Category:Recipes using molasses