Frostbitten Molasses Cookies Entombed with Ginger

Original recipe at: theblackoven.blogspot.com

This cookie was eaten on the podcast in episode 062 – Link

 Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • ⅛ cup honey
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup crystallized ginger pieces
  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt 
  • 1 ½ tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 to 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp nutmeg

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cream together butter, sugar, molasses, and honey.
  3. Beat in egg yolk and ginger pieces.
  4. Sift together flour baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
  5. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in thirds.
  6. Chill for an hour.
  7. Bake 8-10 minutes.