Ginger Cookie | Food Stuff

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons ginger preserves (see Cook's Note)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
• 5 cracks freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus more for rolling the cookies
• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup unsulphured molasses
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract