Soft Ginger Molasses Cookies
These big soft ginger and molasses cookies are full of delicious spices like cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom and have a deliciously chewy texture that makes them irresistible.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 151kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 tablespoon white sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the dry ingredients: flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cardamom and salt.2 ½ cups flour, 2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom, ¼ teaspoon salt
- In a separate bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together using a mixer on medium speed, until the mixture is light and fluffy – 2-3 minutes.¾ cup unsalted butter, 1 cup brown sugar
- Add the egg, orange juice, and molasses to the butter mixture and combine well.1 egg, beaten, 1 tablespoon orange juice, ¼ cup molasses
- Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir until combined.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cover dough with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour, or in the freezer for 15 minutes. This will make the dough easier to handle when forming your cookies.
- Once the dough has chilled, roll into small balls (I use a cookie scoop to make this easier and to make the cookies uniform in size).
- Place the white sugar in a small bowl and roll the cookie dough balls in the sugar to coat.2 tablespoon white sugar
- Place the cookie dough balls onto a pan lined with parchment paper and press slightly to flatten.
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, then remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes before removing from the pan and placing on a cookie rack to cool completely.
- Enjoy cookies immediately, or store them in an airtight container for up to a week. Cookies may also be frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 189IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
