Ginger Cookies
These Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies are Santa's favorite cookie! They are perfectly soft and chewy!
Serving30 Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon water
- ¼ cup molasses
- ¼ cup sugar, for rolling dough
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a medium bowl, sift flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together; set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and one cup sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg, then stir in water and molasses.
- Fold in flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt and mix until well combined. Shape dough into 1-inch balls, roll in sugar and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack.
Notes
You can definitely freeze these Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies! If you are making a ton of cookies for the holidays and want to get ahead, these are a great cookie to make early in the season in toss in the freezer.
Nutrition
Calories: 118 kcal · Carbohydrates: 18 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 5 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g · Trans Fat: 0.2 g · Cholesterol: 18 mg · Sodium: 96 mg · Potassium: 57 mg · Fiber: 0.3 g · Sugar: 10 g · Vitamin A: 150 IU · Vitamin C: 0.003 mg · Calcium: 10 mg · Iron: 1 mg