Ginger Spiced Molasses Sugar Cookies
Share
- ✉
-
Author Notes: These cookies are spicy, sweet and rich with molasses. Take care not to overbake the cookie and you will have a chewy center that will melt in your mouth. For added spice and bite, add diced candied ginger to the batter. - TasteFood
Serves 24
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3/4 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
- 1/3 cup finely diced candied ginger (optional)
- granulated sugar for rolling
- Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, salt and cloves in a bowl and mix well.
- Beat butter and sugar together in bowl of electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 minutes.
- Add egg and molasses. Mix to combine well. Stir in dry ingredients. Stir in candied ginger if using. Refrigerate batter 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll dough into 1 1/2" balls. Roll balls in granulated sugar. Arrange on baking sheets lined with parchment paper and gently flatten. Bake in oven until set and crinkled on top, about 12 minutes. Remove and cool.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Chewy Sugar Cookie
Tags: Jennifer Steinhauer, Jenny, Jenny's in the Kitchen, jestei
More Great Recipes
Share a Recipe
Enter one of our contests, or share that great thing you made for dinner last night.
Add a Recipe
5 months ago mdm
delicious, thank you!
6 months ago rachel waters
I made these over the weekend...a few tweaks here and there and they are BEYOND FAB. Everyone went nuts for them. Thank you so much!!
Here is my post on them, as well as photos as to how they came out!
http://feastoffashions...
10 months ago jeongeun
Probably THE best cookies I've ever tasted!
about 1 year ago em-i-lis
Emily is a trusted source on General Cooking.
these sound amazing. can you make/freeze the dough a few days in advance of cooking them?
about 1 year ago TasteFood
I have made the dough up to 1 day in advance of baking without any problem. You will need to let the dough sit for a while to warm up a bit before forming the cookies. As for freezing, I haven't tried, but I bet it will work. If you try, please let me know how they come out!
about 1 year ago em-i-lis
Emily is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Thanks a ton for letting me know this, TF. if i freeze and cook, i'll definitely let you know. btw, when you say serves 24, is that 24 cookies? or is serving size more than 1 cookie/person?
about 1 year ago TasteFood
That would be 24 cookies, because my family would have a fit if they were allowed only 1 cookie each :)
over 1 year ago thirdchild
This exact recipe was used by my grandmother, who frequently made cookies for our family. My children enjoyed them also. Where does it come from?
over 1 year ago TasteFood
It's inspired by a Betty Crocker cookie I grew up eating, too.
over 1 year ago Pure Vivante
Brought an allergy-friendly version of these to a dessert potluck party and everyone loved them! I substituted the flour with gluten-free all-purpose flour + 1 1/4 tsp xanthan gum, a "flax egg" (1T ground flax seed + 3 T hot water), and commercial vegan butter. I'll be baking these for holiday seasons to come!
over 1 year ago Chez nous
So easy and yummy! Twist on gingerbread.
over 1 year ago Chez nous
So easy and yummy! Twist on gingerbread.
over 1 year ago EmilyC
These cookies are so, so good. I love the gentle spice -- so many gingerbread cookies are too assertively spiced for my taste -- and the texture is great. Love this recipe!
over 1 year ago AntoniaJames
AntoniaJames is a trusted source on Bread/Baking.
A&M, how did you get yours so dark? Mine were much lighter in color (more like the photo posted by TasteFood). I followed the recipe exactly. I did bake a few that were darker, but they ended up crispy all the way through, because they were baked too long. Is it just the lighting in the FOOD52 photo?.
over 1 year ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
AJ, fyi I've made these many times myself, and they're never as dark as A&M's photo. Always much closer in color to TF's.
over 1 year ago EmilyC
Yep, mine were also much lighter in color.
over 1 year ago EmilyC
One thought...I didn't use unsulphured blackstrap molasses but I'll bet it would result in a darker cookie.
over 1 year ago pdconant
Yes, blackstrap molasses resulted in cookies the color shown in the photo above.
over 1 year ago Matilda Luk
These cookies were delicious--I was too impatient (must. have. cookies. NOW.) and skipped the refrigeration step. They ended up flatter than the photo, but as dark, rich, spicy and delicious. They're definitely going on the Christmas 2011 cookie tray!
over 1 year ago brdw
These cookies make a WONDERFUL ice cream sandwich! I made sandwiches with a dollop of Half Pint vanilla ice cream from my local farmers' market (http://halfpinticecream...) between two cookies, and they were a huge hit! Once the ice cream softens a bit, it can be spread it like frosting to create a clean edge on the sandwich. I froze the sandwiches overnight for the best consistency. I want to try it again with lemon ice cream. Mmmm.....
about 2 years ago cookingintheheights
thanks!
about 2 years ago cookingintheheights
ROUND OR FLAT QUESTION -- do you flatten out each ball on the sheet before baking, or just pop in the tray as is? and btw, this recipe looks fantastic and i can't wait to try 'em
about 2 years ago TasteFood
Gently flattening them before baking is best!
about 2 years ago cookingintheheights
oh dear. just made a batch and i've already eaten 5. FIVE! within 10 minutes.
they are AWESOME. and can i just say that i'm totally embarrassed about asking the flat v. round question b/c now i see that you already address that in your recipe. oy.
gotta go. cookie number 6 is callin' my name...
over 2 years ago Midge
Made these during the holidays and they were a huge hit. A keeper for sure.
over 2 years ago TasteFood
So glad you liked them!
over 2 years ago megcooks
Definitely a great cookies. This will be my go-to recipe for ginger snaps!
over 2 years ago TasteFood
Great!
over 2 years ago thirschfeld
I have my nieces coming over to make Christmas cookies. This one is on the list. Can't wait to make it.
over 2 years ago TasteFood
Let me know how you like them!
over 2 years ago thirschfeld
Definitely my kind of cookie. I added the candied Ginger and I used muscovado sugar, which all combined, gave the cookie a really deep flavor that I like. It will go into the cookie rotation for sure. All the girls liked them too, even the we ones.
over 2 years ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
making these. again. slightly addicted.
over 2 years ago TasteFood
I am happy for your addiction!
over 2 years ago mtrelaun
Just made these. They rock!
over 2 years ago TasteFood
Great, thanks!
over 2 years ago mrslarkin
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
this is my new favorite cookie. you should make a double batch.
about 3 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
yum
about 3 years ago monkeymom
These are one of my favorites. I will not bake them anytime soon for fear I will eat them all.
about 3 years ago aargersi
Abbie is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Yum - molasses ginger cookies rock - the candied ginger should be mandatory :-) I want one right now ... please?
over 1 year ago WeeklyGreens
I didn't use the candied ginger. Now I'm going to have to make them all over again. Thanks a LOT. Ha ha. :-)
about 3 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
I was hoping someone would do a molasses ginger cookie (my favorite cookie in the world)!! I don't really have one that I created - the one I use is a very slight modification of a recipe in one of Alice Medrich's cookbooks which calls for the finely diced candied ginger in it. It's personal preference for sure, but I love the inclusion of them!
about 3 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
Oops I meant to add that since I don't have my own recipe, I'm looking forward to trying yours.