Moravian Spice Crisps

Name: Moravian Spice Crisps
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 3/4 c. all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. ground ginger; 1/2 tsp. ground white pepper; 1/4 tsp. ground cloves; 1/4 tsp. baking soda; 1/4 tsp. salt; c. packed light brown sugar; 3 tbsp. margarine or butter; 1/4 c. mild molasses

Published: Jun 25, 2007

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Cook Time:

8 mins

Total Time:

45 mins

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Moravians, members of a Protestant religious group, have been rolling out ultrathin spice cookies since they settled in Winston-Salem, NC, in the 1700s. Our recipe is a close replica of those delicate cookies — but without the rolling!

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Ingredients

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground white pepper
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
cup packed light brown sugar
3 Tbsp. margarine or butter
1/4 cup mild molasses

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease large cookie sheet.
2. Step 2In large bowl, combine first 8 ingredients; set aside.
3. Step 3In another large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat brown sugar with margarine or butter until blended. Increase speed to high; beat until creamy, about 2 minutes. At medium speed, beat in molasses until blended. With spoon, stir in flour mixture.
4. Step 4Drop dough by rounded teaspoons, about 4 inches apart, onto cookie sheet. With finger, press each into a 2-inch round. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until cookies spread and darken. Let cookies remain on cookie sheet on wire rack 3 minutes to cool slightly. With pancake turner, remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough. Store cookies in tightly covered container.