Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

Name: Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup (200g) sugar; ¾ cup (180 g) butter; 1/3 cup (80 ml) molasses; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract; 2 cups (240g) flour; 1 ½ teaspoon (7.5ml) baking soda; 1 teaspoon (5 ml) salt; 1 ½ teaspoon (7.5ml) ground cinnamon; 1 ½ teaspoon (7.5 ml) ground ginger; ½ teaspoon (2.5ml) ground cloves; 2 tablespoon (30 ml) candied ginger, diced; ¼ cup (50 g) sugar, for rolling cookie dough in

9 steps

Prep:1hCook:15min

Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies are great on their own or turned into ice cream sandwiches! So easy and delicious!

Updated at: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 10:44:22 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories602.1 kcal (30%)

Total Fat25.5 g (36%)

Carbs89.7 g (35%)

Sugars57.3 g (64%)

Protein5.4 g (11%)

Sodium611.7 mg (31%)

Fiber1.7 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 cupsugar

¾ cupbutter

⅓ cupmolasses

1egg

5mlvanilla extract

240gflour

7.5mlbaking soda

5mlsalt

7.5mlground cinnamon

7.5mlground ginger

2.5mlground cloves

30mlcandied ginger

diced

¼ cupsugar

for rolling cookie dough in

Instructions

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 350F (176C).

Step 2

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Step 3

Add molasses, and beat, then add egg and vanilla.

Step 4

In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cloves. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, in thirds, beating in between each addition and scraping down the bowl as needed.

Step 5

Then add the candied ginger. Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.

Step 6

Scoop out dough with an ice cream scoop, and then roll in sugar.

Step 7

Place cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet leaving room to spread.

Step 8

Bake 15 mins until cookies are set and begin to show cracks.

Step 9

Allow to cool completely, assemble sandwiches with 1-2 scoops of ice cream, place assembled sandwiches on a cookie sheet and freeze for at least 1 hour (overnight even better) until ready to serve! Enjoy!

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