Chewy Ginger Cookies
These wonderful ginger cookies are soft and chewy, rolled in sparkly sugar.
Servings: 36
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt *see note
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- Coarse sugar for rolling (or more granulated sugar)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375ºF. In standing mixer, beat butter, sugar and molasses until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices. With mixer speed on low, add to butter mixture and beat to combine. Chill dough for 1 hour.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and then roll in sugar. Bake 2" apart on parchment-lined baking sheets for about 8 minutes, until golden and crinkled.
Notes
*If using table salt or fine sea salt, use 1/2 the amount.
Nutrition
Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 127IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.4mg