Molasses Cookies – Soft, Chewy, and Perfectly Spiced

Ingredients

• 2⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground allspice
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper
• ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
• ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp packed light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ⅓ cup unsulphured molasses, such as Grandma's Original
• ½ cup raw sugar (also called turbinado or demerara sugar), for rolling cookies