Gingerbread Cookies - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• ¾ cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• ¼ cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
• 1 tablespoon candied ginger, minced
• 2¼ cup all purpose flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon cloves
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger