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Soft and Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

These chewy ginger cookies are soft, have a deep molasses flavor, and get an extra kick of ginger from diced pieces of candied ginger.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Any
Keyword: ginger molasses cookies
Servings: 31 cookies
Calories: 111.9kcal
Author: Susan Pridmore

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 2 ¼ cups (10.125 ounces) all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ cup sugared ginger chunks cut into small pieces
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ cup Turbinado coarse sugar or granulated sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350˚F and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Place the sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer, and cream them using the paddle attachment until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes.
    Beat in egg. When completely incorporated, add the molasses.
  • In a separate medium bowl whisk together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
    Set the mixer to the lowest speed and add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Beat on a low speed only until the flour is completely incorporated.
  • Pour some of the Turbinado sugar onto a small plate or into a small bowl.
    Roll the dough into 1 ½" balls that weigh 1 ounce. Roll the balls of dough in the Turbinado sugar and arrange them 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets.
    Pro-tip: To prevent the cookies from spreading as much, chill the balls of dough for 1 hour in the refrigerator. Cover with plastic wrap while they chill.
  • Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until the edges begin to firm up and the cookies are puffy. I bake these in two batches, 16 cookies per batch.  
    Cool on cooling racks.

Nutrition

Calories: 111.9kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.4g | Protein: 1.2g | Fat: 4.7g | Saturated Fat: 2.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 17.8mg | Sodium: 59.6mg | Potassium: 55.7mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 9.4g | Vitamin A: 146.2IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 10.3mg | Iron: 0.6mg