Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies Recipe
These Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies are Santa's favorite cookie! They are perfectly soft and chewy!
Servings: 30
Calories: 118kcal
Equipment
- Medium Mixing Bowl
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Cookie Sheet
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup sugar for rolling dough
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 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: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg