Giant and Soft Spiced Ginger Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
• 3/4 cup butter

  softened (12 tablespoons)
• 1/2 cup white sugar

  plus 3 tablespoons (divided)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

• 1 In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cornstarch, ground ginger, baking
  soda, cinnamon, cloves, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
• 2 In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 1/2 cup white granulated sugar, and
  brown sugar until light and fluffy; about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg, vanilla,
  water, and molasses. Then gradually stir in the sifted dry ingredients into the
  butter, molasses mixture until a smooth dough forms. Chill the dough while you
  preheat the oven.
• 3 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  for easy cleanup.
• 4 Scoop dough with a cookie scoop
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  sugar. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
• 5 Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for
  about 4 to 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  Store in an airtight container.

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