Spiced Ginger Puffs Cookie Recipe

The spiced ginger puffs cookie recipe could be dubbed “the melting pot” of cookies. This treat combines molasses, raisins, sour cream, walnuts, ginger, and other spices!

Ingredients
1/2 cup salted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 cup molasses
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/2 cups raisins
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Hardware
Whisk
Large bowl
Medium bowl
Cookie sheets
Mixer

Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2: Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside.
Step 3: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg; set aside.
Step 4: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
Step 5: Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step 6: Beat in molasses and sour cream.
Step 7: Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture.
Step 8: Stir in raisins and chopped walnuts.
Step 9: Drop by tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets 1 inch apart.
Step 10: Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. Transfer cookies to cooling surface.

Makes 90 cookies.

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