Best Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
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Best Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
Description
The Best Gingerbread Cookies Recipe combines traditional spices like ground ginger, cinnamon, and cloves with molasses and orange juice to create a rich, warmly spiced dough. The flour and baking soda provide structure and lift, while the butter and sugar contribute to the tenderness and sweetness. After mixing, the dough is chilled, which helps it to set and makes rolling easier.
The cookies are shaped into thick discs coated with additional sugar and baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until they have a soft but firm texture reminiscent of a thick Oreo cookie. This baking method results in cookies that hold their shape with a lightly crisp exterior and soft centers with noticeable spice and molasses flavor.
These gingerbread cookies suit holiday celebrations or any time you want a classic spiced cookie. The thick shape and sugar coating make them satisfying to bite into and attractive for decorating or gift-giving.
Adjusting chilling time is practical if you're short on time, with at least a half-hour in the freezer or a few hours in the refrigerator recommended. The recipe’s notes mention the ability to scale servings and convert to metric measurements for flexibility in preparation.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves ground
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter , softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup sugar
Instructions
- Sift together the dry ingredients (flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.)
- Cream the butter and 1 cup sugar.
- Add the egg and beat until fully incorporated.
- Add the orange juice and molasses (I use light molasses) until combined.
- Add in the dry ingredients in small batches until just combined.
- Refrigerate for 2-3 hours, if you can't at least put it in the freezer for a half an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In about 2 tablespoon balls, roll into the 1/4 cup sugar and flatten so it looks like the thickness of a double stuff Oreo, really thick but clearly flattened.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes.
Notes
- For best texture and flavor, chill the dough at least 2 hours or up to 3 hours before baking.
- Rolling each dough ball in sugar before flattening gives the cookies a subtle crunch and sweetness on the outside.
- You can adjust batch size and ingredient measurements using the recipe's interactive features for convenience.
- Use light molasses as indicated for a milder, sweeter molasses flavor in the cookies.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 36Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 98 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 98kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 83mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 46mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 125IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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