Spice Cookie!

My sweetheart (Mother) suddenly,popped a question this evening,"You like Cookies or Cake more?" and then,I saw that smirk on her face and I very well,understood what she had actually meant!

So I simply showed her a thumbs up and replied "Cake more!",heading to the kitchen.But,unfortunately I dint have any fruit nor crush or syrup,literally nothing special to bake a tasty cookie.

But did I not mention,when you have nothing,you have everything?And then somewhat magically,the jar full of cinnamon sticks stood out in the kitchen rack as if indicating 'USE ME! USE ME!' and I instantly got the idea 'why not use spices?'.

So here is the recipe for all of you.

Ingredients:

3 cup all purpose flour.
1 cup unsalted butter,softened.

1/2 cup brown sugar.

1/2 cup granulated sugar.

2 medium sized eggs.

2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

1 teaspoon baking soda.

2 teaspoon hot water.

1/2 teaspoon salt.

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

1 teaspoon ground ginger.

3/4 teaspoon ground clove.

A pinch of ground green cardamom.

Method:

Preheat oven to 175 C.

Use hand or electric mixer to cream together butter,granulated sugar and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.

Beat in eggs one at a time.

Then add vanilla extract.

Dissolve baking soda in the hot water and add it to batter.

In another bowl,whisk flour,salt and spices together.

Add the dry mixture to the wet and beat at a low speed for 30 seconds.

Drop a big spoonful on an ungreased pan or on a cookie sheet.

Bake for 11-13 minutes until the edges are brown.

Cool for 2 to 3 minutes before transferring them into jar.

You might notice that they are not evenly shaped,but does it matter if it tastes better?

*smiles*