Soft Ginger Cookies

For years soft ginger cookies have been a family favorite.  This is such a simple recipe.  You will have them hot and out of the oven in no time.

Ingredients:  Butter, brown sugar, eggs, molasses, all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger and ground cloves.

Add butter and packed brown sugar.

Beat until creamy.

Mix in the two eggs.

Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Here is a picture of some molasses that gives ginger cookies and gingerbread their distinct flavor.

Add the molasses.

Blend thoroughly.

To the flour, add the baking soda…

…the salt…

and the spices (cinnamon, ground ginger & ground cloves).  Sift together.  I just use a wire whisk to blend.  I don’t have a picture…I think I inadvertently deleted it????

Add the flour/spice mixture.

I use an ice cream scoop that holds 2 tablespoons of dough to shape my cookies.   It’s makes life so simple, but if you don’t have a scoop, just roll the dough into balls a bit larger than a walnut.

I can fit one dozen cookies per baking sheet.  As always, I line my baking sheets with parchment.

After the balls are formed roll each ball of dough into sugar.  You will need about 1/4 cup of granulated sugar.

Place them on the baking sheet and place in a preheated 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes.  The cookies are done with they have cracked on top, flattened out and have started to brown around the edges.

Remove from the oven.

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Soft Ginger Cookies

Thick and chewy spicy molasses ginger cookies

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 36 cookies

Calories 197 kcal

Author Janet Barton

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups butter softened to room temperature
• 2 cups brown sugar packed
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup molasses
• 4 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• ¼ cup sugar roll cookies in

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 

2. In a large bowl cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs and molasses, mix thoroughly.
   

3.  Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. 

4. Roll dough into balls the size of a large walnut or use an ice cream scoop that holds 2 tablespoons of dough. Roll each ball into the sugar and place on a cookies sheet lined with parchment paper. Place in oven and bake for 10-12 minutes. 

5. Remove from oven and transfer to a cooling rack to cool. Makes 3 dozen cookies

Nutrition Facts

Soft Ginger Cookies

Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)

Calories 197 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Fat 8g12%

Saturated Fat 4g20%

Cholesterol 29mg10%

Sodium 230mg10%

Potassium 109mg3%

Carbohydrates 29g10%

Fiber 0g0%

Sugar 16g18%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 250IU5%

Calcium 27mg3%

Iron 1.2mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.