Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup sugar (plus more for rolling)
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon applesauce
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instruction

  • In a large bowl, mix together sugar, butter, molasses, egg and applesauce with a hand mixer.
  • In a separate bowl, mix all remaining ingredients.
  • Combine dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and mix until combined.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in white sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes. Cookies will puff up, then flatten.
  • Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.