Soft and chewy with the perfect amount of ginger, cinnamon, and molasses, Ginger Cookies are as easy to make as they are to eat!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Ginger Cookie
Servings: 18
Calories: 149kcal
Author: Amanda Rettke-iambaker.net
Ingredients
2 ¼cups(281 g) all-purpose flour
2teaspoonsground ginger
2teaspoonsbaking soda
1teaspoonground cinnamon
½teaspoonground cloves
¼teaspoonsalt
¾cup(170 g) butter,softened
1cup(200 g) dark brown sugar
1largeegg,room temperature
¼cup(84 g) molasses
4tablespoonsgranulated sugar,for rolling
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Place the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a sifter, and sift into a bowl. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in the egg. Then, stir in the molasses.
Add the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture.
Use a 2 tablespoon scoop to scoop out the dough and then use your hands shape the dough into a round ball.
Roll each ginger cookie dough ball into the granulated sugar and place the cookies a couple of inches apart onto a lined baking sheet, flattening* slightly.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, letting them cool before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
If you want your cookies to look like mine, you will need to flatten them slightly.