Description
These soft and chewy ginger molasses cookies are the perfect treat for the holiday season. With a crackly sugar coating and a moist center, they are sure to be a hit with your family and friends.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 3/4 cups unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/3 cup white sugar or coarse sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat and prep: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix the dry ingredients: In a large bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.
- Cream wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add the molasses, vanilla, and egg, and beat until combined.
- Combine and chill dough: Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until just combined. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
- Shape and coat: Roll the dough into balls, then coat each ball in sugar.
- Arrange and bake: Place the dough balls on the baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool and serve: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg