Yield: 30 cookies
Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
These cookies are perfectly soft and chewy, with just the right amount of spices and molasses. And they're easy to make, with no need to chill the dough!
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
24 minutes
Total Time
54 minutes
Ingredients
- 2-1/4 c. all-purpose unbleached flour
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. cloves
- 1/4 tsp. allspice
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 c. light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 c. mild molasses
- sugar, for rolling dough balls in
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until incorporated. Then beat on medium-high for 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl halfway through, until mixture is somewhat light and fluffy.
- Add egg and molasses, and beat on medium-low until incorporated.
- Add combined dry ingredients and beat on medium speed until incorporated.
- With your hands, roll dough into balls that are 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" in size. I like to use a medium scoop to evenly portion the dough. Then roll dough balls in a small bowl of sugar. Place sugared dough balls on baking sheet about 2" apart. Bake for 8 minutes. Cracks should start forming on the tops of the cookies during the final minute or so of baking, and will continue to form as the cookies cool outside the oven. For the softest, chewiest cookies, take care to not over bake. Remove pan from oven and let cookies sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
Notes
from a farmgirl's dabbles
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
30Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 162Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 159mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 2g
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