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Gingerbread Cookies

Provided by Elizabeth Steffey, Andaluca, Washington

Adapted by StarChefs.com

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  • Prep: 8 hr.
  • Cook: 30 mins
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, soft
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup coffee, warm
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 4 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
  • Raspberry, apricot, or plum jam, as needed
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Cooking Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Cream butter and sugar until light and pale. Mix egg, coffee and molasses until combined. Add egg mixture to creamed butter and sugar. Sift together flour, baking soda, spices and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix until combined. Add fresh ginger. Chill dough 8 hours. Roll dough into walnut sized balls and place on parchment lined sheet tray. Flatten dough slightly with palm of hand and put thumbprint in center of each cookie. Fill indention with jam. Bake cookies 8-10 minutes.

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