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Soft Ginger Molasses Cookies Recipe
Molasses ginger cookies are deliciously chewy and packed with holiday-spice flavor. Making homemade Christmas cookies has never been easier - or more tasty!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 38 cookies
Calories: 89 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅓ cup white sugar + ⅓ cup more for coating
- ⅓ cup brown sugar dark or light, see note
- 12 tablespoons butter 1 ½ sticks, melted
- 1 egg large
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Whisk together flour and all the spices.
- Add ⅓ cup white sugar and the brown sugar, mix well.
- Pour in melted butter, molasses, egg, and vanilla extract.
- Mix until thoroughly combined and no flour streaks remain.
- Place remaining ⅓ cup white sugar in a pie dish.
- Using a 1-inch cookie scoop, scoop cookie dough portions into your hand, roll to smooth the edges, and then roll in the sugar.
- Bake 12 cookies on a sheet for 10 minutes in a preheated oven.
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Notes
- Light or dark brown sugar can be used, I prefer dark brown sugar but either will work.
Nutrition Information
Calories
89kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
9mg
(3%)
Sodium
93mg
(4%)
Potassium
77mg
(2%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
110IU
(2%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
0.6mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 38cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 89
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 89kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 93mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 77mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 110IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.