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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 13, 2008
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Craving old-fashioned, chewy and spicy molasses cookies? Try this easy homemade cookie-jar favorite.

Ginger Crinkles

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1 cup sugar and the butter with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until soft and fluffy. Beat in molasses and egg. Stir in remaining ingredients except 3 tablespoons sugar until well blended.
  • Step 
    2
    Place 3 tablespoons sugar in small bowl. Shape dough by tablespoonfuls into balls; roll in sugar. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

Nutrition

100 Calories
4g Total Fat
0g Protein
14g Total Carbohydrate
8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
12%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
115mg
5%
Potassium
45mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
14g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
8g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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