Soft Ginger Molasses Cookies
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4.7
Soft Ginger Molasses Cookies
Description
The Soft Ginger Molasses Cookies recipe combines a blend of warm spices like ginger, cinnamon, and cloves with molasses to produce a richly flavored cookie. The dough is made by creaming room temperature butter with sugar, egg, and molasses before incorporating the dry ingredients. Rolling the dough into sugar-coated balls adds a light crunch on the outside. Baking at 350°F for 7-8 minutes until slightly underdone ensures a soft texture that firms up as it cools. Cooling on a rack completes the process, resulting in tender cookies with sugary cracks on top.
The balance of molasses and aromatic spices delivers a classic taste without overwhelming sweetness, making these cookies ideal for holiday treats or casual snacking. Their softness contrasts nicely with the crisp sugar coating, offering enjoyable texture variations.
This recipe is straightforward and suited to those who appreciate traditional flavors and a chewy, moist cookie bite without needing elaborate steps.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves ground
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons butter room temperature, unsalted
- 1 3/4 cups sugar divided
- 1 egg large
- 1/4 cup molasses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a large mixing bowl with electric hand mixer, cream the butter, 1 cup of the sugar, egg and molasses until fully combined and slightly fluffy, approximately 1-2 minutes.
- Slowly stir in the flour mixture until it is crumbly. Dough will not fully stick together until you start to roll the dough.
- Place 3/4 cup sugar into a small bowl. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and then roll in the sugar to coat fully.
- Place 2 inches apart on parchment lined cookie sheet. I prefer to use insulated baking sheets because they cook evenly.
- Cook each batch for 7-8 minutes or until they look just under cooked. You will see uncooked dough through the cracks. Remove from the oven and let sit on cooking sheet for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack.
- If you've tried this recipe, make sure to come back and let us know how they were in the comments or ratings.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 137 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 137kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 98mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 68mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 95IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.7
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