The San Antonio Modern Quilt Guild had their cookie exchange this past weekend. I had so much fun seeing everyone, eating delicious food, and marveling at all the cookies! Here is the cookie recipe I shared with everyone. They are one of my favorite Christmastime cookie! The blend of cinnamon, ginger, and clove is perfect!
Chewy Ginger Spice Cookies
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup molasses
Mix all the dry ingredients together, then add in the wet ingredients. Using a cookie scoop, form into balls, roll in granulated sugar to coat, and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. You’ll want to cook these at 350F for 8-11 minutes.
I always pull mine out as soon as they start getting crackly on top. You might feel like they aren’t cooked enough but they’ll cook a bit more and harden slightly as they cool. I love these because they remind me of the ginger snaps I always ate at my grandparents house, but in a moist, chewy kind of way!
Here they are all packaged and ready to go. I ran out of steam that day and just couldn’t do something super fancy for the packaging. I did print up some cute little stickers on my Silhouette though!
What can I say. I’m 80 and they remind me of home when my mother baked these..