Ingredients

The following ingredients have 64 Servings
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 cups brown sugar (packed)
  • 1 cup butter (softened - preferably unsalted)
  • 2/3 cup dark molasses
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups raisins

Instruction

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease and flour one standard jelly roll pan (standard cookie sheet) and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, salt, and cloves.
  • With the mixer on medium, beat together brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add in molasses then egg and mix until well combined.
  • Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add in the dry ingredients until just combined.
  • Use a spoon to stir in raisins.
  • Scrape edges of the bowl with a plastic spatula to get the mixture together in a ball then scrape out onto a cookie sheet.
  • Flour hands then carefully press dough into even layer on the floured cookie sheet.
  • Bake 17-19 minutes depending on oven. Typically I'll spend half the time on the top rack and the other half on the bottom. Remove from the oven when toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let cool completely before slicing into bars.