Spiced Ginger Cookies made with molasses and a lovely blend of holiday spices. Perfect soft Ginger Molasses Cookies for Christmas!
Don’t let all the spices scare you- these cookies are insanely delicious, my kids even adore them! They just smell like Christmas too- yum!
Ingredients for Ginger Molasses Cookies
Here’s what you’ll need to make these Ginger cookies:
— Butter, softened
— Granulated sugar
— Brown sugar
— 1 large egg
— Molasses
— All purpose flour
— Baking soda
— SPICES- you’ll need cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg and salt
— Minced ginger or ground ginger (I prefer minced ginger in these cookies)
— Raw Turbinado sugar– coarse, more brown colored sugar for coating outside of cookies.
How to make Ginger Cookies recipe
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Mix the Ingredients
Cream the butter and sugars using an electric mixer. Add in the egg and molasses.
Whisk together the dry ingredients in a bowl. Pour into wet ingredients and mix well.
Scoop the Cookie Dough
The dough is soft but manageable, so scoop it out, then gently roll it into a ball in your hands and dunk it in the raw sugar to coat. Place on cookie sheet, leaving about 2-3″ space between each ball.
Bake the Ginger Cookies
Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Let sit for an additional 2-3 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring cookies to a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container.
Spiced Ginger Molasses Cookies
Spiced Ginger Cookies made with molasses and a lovely blend of holiday spices. Perfect soft Ginger Molasses Cookies for Christmas!
Print Pin Rate
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes
Servings: 36
Calories: 147kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 ¾ cups sugar
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 2 ¾ cups flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoons soda
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 tsp minced ginger or 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- raw sugar- for coating outside of cookies
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
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Cream the butter and sugars using an electric mixer. Add in the egg and molasses.
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Whisk together the dry ingredients in a bowl. Pour into wet ingredients and mix well.
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Use a 1 TBSP cookie scoop to measure out & gently roll a ball of cookie dough in your hands. Roll each in raw sugar to coat. Place on cookie sheet, leaving about 2-3″ space between each ball.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees. Let sit for an additional 2-3 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring cookies to a cooling rack. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 66mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
What kind of Molasses to use in cookies?
I like to use molasses that’s labeled “Original” or “Mild” for baking cookies. Robust, Blackstrap molasses has a much stronger, more bitter flavor that’s best used in savory dishes like baked beans. The brand I use is called Grandma’s and is found on the baking aisle or near the breakfast syrup of most grocery stores.
Can you freeze Ginger Molasses cookies?
Ginger cookies are easily frozen, either before or after baking them. I prefer to form the cookie dough balls and freeze those so that I can pull them and bake them whenever I need them. This way the cookies will be warm and fresh every time!
To freeze the cookie dough, place the shaped balls on parchment paper on a cookie sheet and freeze for about 30-45 minutes. Then transfer them to an airtight container or Ziplock freezer bag. When you are ready to bake them, just pull them out and place on a cookie sheet, let them thaw for about 10-15 minutes and then bake as usual.
You can also freeze the cookies once they have been baked. Just make sure they have cooled all they way to room temperature and then place them in an airtight container in the freezer. Cookies will stay good in the freezer for 2-3 months.
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ENJOY!
Spiced Ginger Cookies made with molasses and a lovely blend of holiday spices. Perfect soft Ginger Molasses Cookies for Christmas!