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This is a combination of spices that I have used for a long time. It's also one of my mother's favorite cookies. I get requests from her to make them year-round! —Tamara Rau, Medina, North Dakota
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Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 41 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 28 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 starch.
Originally published as Molasses Cookies with a Kick in Taste of Home October/November 2010, p73
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Reviewed on May. 20, 2013 by mrart3
The best molasses/ginger cookie I've ever eaten. This cookie bites back.
Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2013 by jenbum1
These are awesome. I'm terrible at making cookies and theses always turn out.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2012 by awestich
This was a BIG hit in our house! I swapped out 1/4 cup flour with ground flax seeds. You'd never know. Plus I used white whole wheat flour in place of white flour. One other thing to remember was to flatten with your palm the cookies before they go in the oven. YUMMMO!
Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2011 by Sugarbearchef
We've been making this cookie quite often since it was published in Dec 2010. It is a huge success with our family. I do leave out the cayanne for our little ones, but it still is wonderful, I use all the other spices. It is awesome.
Reviewed on Oct. 07, 2011 by JIPS
A good oldfashioned basic cookie. I didn't have fresh ginger so substituted ground ginger. These still had a good zing. Mine were a slight touch chewy rather than crispy like a gingersnap, but I liked them that way.
Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2011 by papanana
Loved these cookies. I added extra cayenne, white peppers and ginger for a bigger "kick" to give as a gift. They loved the extra heat. Cookies give off a wonderful, spicy aroma, as well.
Reviewed on Jan. 09, 2011 by ECookingDiva
Recipe requested frequently!
Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by mariecar6
I didn't have white pepper and cardamom and coriander are not sold locally. So none of them were in my dough. But I loved them! The dough is perfect and managable. The 1/2 " size produces lovely mini bites. And again, I loved them!
Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by Eat the Art
My daughter and I made these recently. I was supposed to bring the white pepper and forgot, so we subbed 1/8 tsp extra of the cayenne. My husband could hardly get enough of them!
Reviewed on Dec. 05, 2010 by Irish One
I made 1" balls and realized I would only get 3 1/2 dozen out of the recipe. I cut 6 of them in half to = 1/2 balls and baked them only to discover they don't spread much and they were bite size only cookies. The cookies are great, just roll into 1" balls and be content with 3 1/2 dozen of them.
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