Vanilla Spice Ginger Cookies

Vanilla Spice Ginger Cookies   Combine dry ingredients: 2½ c. flour 2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg 4 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp salt   In a separate bowl, mix: ¾ cup softened butter 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 1½ tsp vanilla Then add to butter mixture: 1 egg ¼ cup fancy molasses   Mix and roll dough into one-inch balls and roll in 1/3 cup sugar. Bake at 340° degrees for 9 minutes—no more. They will seem under-baked, but that is what you want.

I don't mean to toot my own horn, but these cookies receive rave reviews wherever they go! I have emailed the recipe many times.

When the weather turns crisp, I break out the bakeware, and what better way to celebrate the fall than with a gingery, sweet treat. These cookies go lovely with tea on cool day. Also a great holiday cookie.

* this recipe is based on another yoga blogger's recipe that I found a number of years ago--that blog is no available; I don't even remember it's name.