Spicy Ginger Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups lightly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter-flavored shortening, melted
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup molasses
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup coarse sugar crystals, or as needed
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Whisk brown sugar, shortening, butter, molasses, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl until glossy; fold in flour until dough is just combined.
- Pour coarse sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll dough into 48 balls; roll balls in coarse sugar and place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookie tops crack, about 9 minutes.
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