Brown Sugar and Spice Cookies
"A mild spice cookie that I like to make for Christmas. The dough works best when chilled (at least 2 hours) so plan accordingly. This recipe was shared with me many years ago by a former co-worker, Amy Eckrote. "
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (23.5 g)
- Calories 111.3
- Total Fat - 6.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.2 g
- Cholesterol - 4.3 mg
- Sodium - 48.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 10.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.2 g
- Sugars - 4.4 g
- Protein - 3.5 g
- Calcium - 28.2 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Add egg and mix well.
Step 2
In another mixing bowl sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
Step 3
Combine flour and butter mixtures. Dough will be crumbly, not unlike pie dough.
Step 4
You may proceed with the recipe at this point but the dough works best when chilled at least 2 hours.
Step 5
Preheat oven to 350F (180C and gas mark 4).
Step 6
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into cookies with your favorite cookie cutters. Place on parchment lined or lightly greased cookie sheets; sprinkle each cookie with granulated sugar.
Step 7
Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a cookie rack. Enjoy!
Step 8
Cookies keep in a tightly covered container for about one week.
Tips
No special items needed.