MISFORTUNE COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Place softened butter in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the sugar.
• Cream butter and sugar together until creamy smooth.
• Add the egg.
• Add the molasses.
• Mix again until fully combined.
• In a separate bowl, add the flour.
• Add the baking soda.
• Add the ground cinnamon.
• Add the ground ginger.
• Add the ground cloves.
• Add the salt.
• Whisk all the dry ingredients together.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing well.
• Cover the dough and place in refrigerator to let chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Scoop out dough. Roll in palms of hands and shape into round balls.
• Roll the balls of dough in granulated sugar.
• Place cookie dough on ungreased baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.
• Place in 375F degree oven and bake for 10 minutes until set and tops begin to crack.
• Remove when done and place on wire rack to cool.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat butter and sugar until blended. On high speed, beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. On low speed, beat in eggs and vanilla, then flour mixture just until blended, scraping bowl with a rubber spatula.
• Divide dough into 8 equal pieces; flatten each into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On floured surface, with floured rolling pin, roll 1 piece of dough to scant 1/4-inch thickness; keep remaining dough cold. With floured 3- to 4-inch cookie cutters, cut dough into as many cookies as possible; reserve trimmings. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake until edges are golden, 12 to 15 minutes. With wide metal spatula, transfer cookies to wire racks to cool. Repeat with remaining dough and trimmings.
• When cookies are cool, prepare frosting and decorate cookies. Allow frosting to dry. Store cookies in tightly sealed containers with waxed paper between layers, at room temperature up to 2 weeks or in freezer up to 3 months.