# Molasses Cookies ### Ingredients * 4 cups / 600g all purpose flour (type 405) * 2 cups / 400g sugar * 1 1/2 cup / 340g butter, melted and cooled * 1/2 cup / 200g molasses * 4 tsp (\~22g) baking soda * 1 tsp ground cloves * 1 tsp ground ginger * 2 tsp ground cinnamon * 1 tsp salt * 2 eggs ### Directions Combine all ingredients in an appropriately sized mixing bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon by hand until stiff, adding a bit more flour as needed. {% hint style="warning" %} Don't use a stand mixer! The mixed dough is **very** firm and sticky! {% endhint %} Refrigerate overnight before baking. Preheat oven to 375F / 190C convection. Form the dough into balls and roll in sugar to coat. Place evenly spaced on a baking tray, keeping cold until they go into the oven. Bake for 5 minutes, then rotate the tray and bake for another 4 minutes before removing from the oven. Allow the cookies to cool for 1 minute before moving to a wire rack to cool completely. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://brian-kintz.gitbook.io/cookbook/desserts/molasses-cookies.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.