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Ginger Molasses Cookies Recipe

Soft ginger and cinnamon cookies with unsulphured molasses and a light sugar coating.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 24 minutes
Chilling and cooling time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 4 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 109.6
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour 240 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger 4 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda 4.6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt 1.5 g
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter 113 g, softened
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 110 g
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar 50 g, divided: 20 g in dough and 30 g for coating
  • 4 tablespoons unsulphured molasses 80 g, not blackstrap
  • 1 large egg 50 g without shell
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4.2 g

Equipment

  • 2 Large baking sheets
  • 2 Mixing bowls
  • 1 Electric mixer
  • 1 Wire rack

Method
 

  1. Whisk flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In another bowl, beat softened butter, brown sugar, and 20 g granulated sugar until creamy, about 2 minutes. Beat in molasses, egg, and vanilla, scraping the bowl.
  2. Mix in the dry ingredients on low speed only until no flour remains. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour, until firm enough to roll. Do not taste raw dough.
  3. Heat oven to 350°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment. Divide dough into 24 equal balls, about 28 g each. Roll in the remaining 30 g sugar. Place 12 on each sheet, leaving at least 2 inches between them; keep the second tray chilled while the first bakes.
  4. Bake one tray at a time for 10–12 minutes, until edges are set and tops have cracked; centers should be soft but not wet. Cool 10 minutes on the sheet before transferring to a rack. Repeat with the second tray, then cool completely, about 10 minutes more. Store airtight at room temperature up to 4 days, or freeze up to 3 months.

Video

Notes

Contains wheat, milk, and egg. Nutrition is estimated per cookie and includes all 30 g coating sugar; any unused coating lowers the actual amount slightly.
Video credit: Sally’s Baking Recipes, Soft Molasses Cookies. The demonstration uses cloves and nutmeg as well as ginger and cinnamon; this smaller batch omits cloves and nutmeg and uses different ingredient proportions. Follow the written quantities and yield here.