Spiced Holiday Treats (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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Soft, room temperature unsalted butter (1 cup/226g).
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Confectioners' sugar (1/2 cup/57g).
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Pure vanilla (1 teaspoon).
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Table salt (1/2 teaspoon).
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Powdered cinnamon (1 teaspoon).
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Powdered ginger (1 teaspoon).
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Freshly ground nutmeg (1/2 teaspoon).
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Aromatic allspice (1/4 teaspoon).
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Fragrant cloves (1/4 teaspoon).
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Dark molasses (1 tablespoon).
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Plain flour (2 1/4 cups/279g).
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Extra confectioners' sugar for coating.
# Instructions:
01 -
Get your oven hot at 350°F. Put some parchment on your cookie trays.
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Whip the butter till it's light and airy, roughly 20 seconds. Throw in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, salt, all your spices, and that molasses until everything's well combined.
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Add the flour and keep mixing. Don't worry when it looks all crumbly at first. Just keep going until it sticks together nicely.
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Drop tablespoon-sized lumps of dough onto your lined trays.
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Stick them in the oven for 10-12 minutes until you can see a bit of brown on the bottoms.
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Let them cool a bit, then roll them while still warm in confectioners' sugar. After they've cooled completely, give them another roll in sugar.
# Notes:
01 -
Your dough will seem too dry and fall apart before it finally comes together.
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The second sugar coating makes them look prettier and taste sweeter.