Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
These Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies are soft, chewy and easy to make! Made with the perfect amount of spices, molasses, and are the ultimate holiday cookie!
Servings: 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter; unsalted
- 1 cup brown sugar; room temperature
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 whole egg
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Cinnamon Sugar to roll cookies
- 3 Tbsp. granulated or coarse sugar
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat mats. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium-speed until light and fluffy. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add in molasses, egg and vanilla extract and beat on low-speed until combined.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt to combine. Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet mixture until a cookie dough starts to form. Occasional scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Place the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl and mix together with a spoon. Scoop the cookie dough with a mini ice cream scoop or 2 tablespoons of dough and roll to form a ball. Roll each dough ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets leaving about 2 inches apart. Lightly press down on each cookie to flatten.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes or until they turn light golden brown. Remove from the oven and let cool for a few minutes before transfering to a coolign rack. Enjoy!