Soft and chewy molasses ginger cookies (No Chill)
These soft and chewy molasses ginger cookies have the perfect balance of spice. They are our favorite holiday cookies and will soon become yours as well!
Servings: 25 cookies
Equipment
- Large baking sheet
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 & 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1 & 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 & 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar for rolling.
Instructions
- First, start by preheating the oven to 350F, then line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, and the salt and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and creamy. Add in the egg, vanilla extract, and molasses and mix again until well incorporated. Add in the flour mixture and gently fold until the flour disappears completely.
- Using a small cookie scooper, scoop out ginger molasses cookie balls and roll them in the 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Place the cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet making sure to leave at least 1-inch of space between each cookie (they will spread!) and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Pull the cookies out of the oven and let them cool down on the baking sheet for 15-20 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. They will be a little bit on the softer side right out of the oven but will continue baking as they cool.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- No chilling needed: This dough goes straight from the bowl to the oven, so you can have warm cookies in under 30 minutes.
- Don't overmix: Once the flour goes in, fold just until it disappears for the softest, chewiest cookies.
- Cool on the pan: The cookies look soft right out of the oven but keep setting as they cool. Let them rest on the baking sheet for 15 to 20 minutes before moving them.
Nutrition
Calories: 136Calories | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 194mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 254IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
