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Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup unsulphured blackstrap moloasses
- 2 tablespoons peeled, finely grated fresh ginger
- 1 cup dried whole apricots, chopped
- Sanding sugar, for rolling (optional)
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