Ginger Molasses Cookies
Delicious soft and chewy cookies with a great molasses ginger flavor
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.