Christmas time is always a time for ginger bread cookies and houses. Both of the options while completely delicious can be more complicated than you may like when you are just simply seeking a delicious ginger molasses cookie.
why not make these ginger molasses cookies instead, there are super soft in the middle with a great textured chew. These cookies are sweet with out being too sweet and have all the ginger molasses flavor you could ever want in your holiday cookie tray.
Ingredients you will need for ginger molasses cookies
- Brown sugar – added to help sweeten the cookie and give the inside a great chewy texture.
- Softened butter – bring butter to room temperature about 30 minutes before making the cookie dough
- Molasses – adds a rich backdrop to the cookies to help the spices shine. Do not use blackstrap molasses but you can use any other kind you like.
- Egg – to bind all the ingredients together
- Flour – use all purpose flour for these cookies
- Baking soda – helps the cookies rise and level
- Ginger – the main flavor added to the cookie for a warm slightly spicy favor.
- Cinnamon – used in combination to create that Christmas home flavor
- Salt – added to bring out the flavor of the remaining ingredients.
- Nutmeg – another great addition to the other seasonings to create that warm Christmas flavor.
- Granulated sugar – to roll the cookie dough in and create an outer crust
How to make Ginger Molasses Cookies
1. Preheat oven
preheat oven 375° f
2. Cream together
in a large bowl cream together butter and brown sugar until all combined, add egg and mix in.
3. Mix dry ingredients
in a separate bowl add dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg, whisk all together
4. Combine it all together
add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and combine with a folding motion until everything is fully combined.
5. Scoop Cookies
using a 1.5 tbsp sized cookie scoop dough into balls, roll it in your hand quickly not handling it too much into a ball then roll the ball in granulated sugar
6. Flatten slightly
place cookies on a lined cookie sheet with enough space to spread slightly. press down using the back of a measuring cup or the bottom of a very flat glass.
7. Bake
bake in oven for 10- 12 minutes being careful not to over bake
8. Cool
allow cooling slightly on the cookie sheet for 5 min before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Ginger Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup softened butter
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2¼ cup flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1¼ tsp ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- preheat oven 375° f
- in a large bowl cream together butter and brown sugar until all combined, add egg and mix in.
- in a separate bowl add dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg, whisk all together
- add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and combine with a folding motion until everything is fully combined.
- using a 1.5 tbsp sized cookie scoop dough into balls, roll it in your hand quickly not handling it too much into a ball then roll the ball in granulated sugar
- place cookies on a lined cookie sheet with enough space to spread slightly. press down using the back of a measuring cup or the bottom of a very flat glass.
- bake in oven for 10- 12 minutes being careful not to over bake
- allow cooling slightly on the cookie sheet for 5 min before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
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