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These are some ginger cookies that I found on allrecipes.com. They take a good bit of time to prepare, but are worth every bit of effort.

Ingredients

• 3/4 Cup Butter
• 1 Cup Brown Sugar (Packed)
• 1 Egg
• 1/4 Cup Molasses
• 2 1/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour
• 2 Teaspoons Ground Ginger
• 2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons Minced Fresh Ginger Root
• 1/2 Cup Chopped Crystalized Ginger

Oven Temperature

350°F

Steps

• In the work bowl of a mixer, cream together the butter and brown sugar until smooth.
• Beat in the egg and molasses.
• Sift together the ground ginger, baking soda, and salt.
• Slowly add the sifted together ingredients to the butter/sugar cream.
• Mix the fresh and crystalized gingers in with the dough.
• Cover dough and refridgerate for at least two hours.
• Shape the dough into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar.
• Place dough balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly brown.
• Cool cookies in a wire rack, then store in an air-tight container.

Special for Steve's Kitchen

• Bake for 15 minutes for perfect cookies.