Name: Chinese Five Spice Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1 cup granulated sugar (plus another cup and a half or so for rolling prior to baking); 1/2 plus 1 tbsp cup dark molasses; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs; ¼ tsp orange extract; 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 tsp baking soda (yes, that’s right: 4 teaspoons!); 1 1/2 tbsp ground ginger; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tsp Chinese Five Spice; 3/4 tsp salt

Description

These cookies are sure to warm you up during the wintertime with its special spice blend.

Ingredients

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1 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar (plus another cup and a half or so for rolling prior to baking)
1/2 plus 1 tbsp cup dark molasses
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
¼ tsp orange extract
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 tsp baking soda (yes, that’s right: 4 teaspoons!)
1 1/2 tbsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp Chinese Five Spice
3/4 tsp salt

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream room temperature butter and sugars until smooth. Add eggs, molasses, and orange extract and mix until well combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
In a separate bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients. Add one-third at a time and mix until combined.
Wrap the dough well in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 90 minutes or until thoroughly chilled.
Roll approximately 3 tablespoons of dough at a time into small balls. Roll each ball in a bowl of sugar to coat completely, and place on a lined baking sheet. Place balls approximately 2.5” apart.
When the baking sheet is full, bake for 10 minutes, at which point they should start to crackle. Baking longer makes crispier cookies, but these are great at the chewy stage.