Orange Gingersnaps

 

Orange Gingersnaps

Makes about 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients 

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 Tbsp ginger
• 2 tsp cinnamon 
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 8 Tbsp butter (softened)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar + more for rolling
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg (room temperature)
• 1/3 cup dark molasses
• zest of 1 orange
• 1/2 tsp orange extract
• 1Tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice

Directions 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium sized bowl, cream butter and both sugars together with an electric hand mixer.
• Add egg, molasses, orange zest, extract, and juice and mix until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
• Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix until combined.
• Scoop and roll dough into 1 Tbsp size balls.
• Roll each ball in granulated sugar and place 2” apart on a baking sheet.
• Bake cookies for 15 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.