Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies
The perfect sweet and spiced treat for the holidays. These Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies have just the right amount of ginger flavor, they're easy to make, and a great gift to share.
Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground all-spice
- 1/2 tsp ground mustard
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper or 1/4 tsp black pepper
Wet Ingredients
- 3/4 cup 1 1/2 sticks salted or unsalted butter softened not melted
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsulphured molasses
- 1/4 cup coarse sugar for rolling dough balls in
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, beat softened butter with granulated sugar and brown sugar until creamy. Add egg yolk and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy. Scrape down the bowl, then add molasses. Beat until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar mixture and beat until a soft dough forms. Cover and transfer to the refrigerator to chill for 30-minutes.
- While dough chills heat oven to 375°F and prepare a large sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Add coarse sugar to a small bowl.
- Use a small cookie scoop to portion the dough. Roll into balls then coat gently in coarse sugar. Place on cookie sheet 2-inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Tops should be crackled and soft to the touch, and edges set. Let cool for 1-2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
Tips:
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- Be careful not to overbake these cookies. You want to retain that soft and chewy texture. Each oven is different so start checking at 10-minutes.
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- Don't skip refrigerating the dough. Chilling the dough will make the balls much easier to roll. The cookies will also bake up thicker instead of flat and thin.
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- Keep dough refrigerated in between baking times. The dough will soften very quickly once out of the refrigerator, so keep chilled while you bake each batch of cookies.
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 1 cookie | |
| Servings: 34 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 85 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 2.9g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat 1.8g | 9% |
| Cholesterol 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium 68mg | 3% |
| Total Carbohydrate 13.9g | 5% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.2g | 1% |
| Total Sugars 6.7g | |
| Protein 1g | |
| Vitamin D 2mcg | 12% |
| Calcium 13mg | 1% |
| Iron 1mg | 4% |
| Potassium 82mg | 2% |