Soft and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
Soft and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies are a delicious and easy to make Christmas holiday cookie or all-year round treat made using brown sugar, molasses and the perfect balance of warm ginger and cinnamon spices. This soft and chewy on the inside, crisp around the edges holiday cookie is one that you will fall in love with!
Servings: 12 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Granulated White Sugar plus more for rolling
- 1/4 cup Molasses mild (light) or robust-flavoured (dark)
- 1 Egg
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour room temperature
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; set aside.
- In another large bowl using a hand-held or stand mixer, beat together the butter, brown sugar and granulated white sugar on medium-high speed until creamy and combined, scraping down the sides as needed. Add in the egg, pure vanilla extract then molasses mixing on medium-low until combined. Mix in the dry ingredients just to combine; do not overmix the dough.
- Cover dough tightly with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for 1 hour or until completely chilled. The cookie dough will be slightly sticky prior to chilling.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C), and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat and set aside.
- Remove cookie dough from the refrigerator. Using a cookie scoop or your hands, roll cookie dough into heaping one tablespoons of dough per cookie. Roll each ball in granulated or cane sugar and arrange 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. Bake for 10-11 minutes or until edges browned.
- Remove from the oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Type of Molasses - robust-flavoured (dark) molasses was used in this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 474IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg