Ginger Molasses cookies

Name: Ginger Molasses cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: * 2 1/4 cups (270g) all purpose flour; * 1/2 tsp salt; * 2 tsp baking soda; * 1 tsp cinnamon; * 1 tsp ground ginger; * 1/4 tsp ground clove; * 1/4 tsp freshly ground nutmeg; * 1 and a half sticks or 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, room temperature; * 1/2 cup (100g) dark brown sugar, packed; * 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar; * 1/3 cup (107g) molasses, un-sulphured; * 2 tsp vanilla extract; * 1 large egg, room temperature; * 1/4 cup of candied ginger, minced. (If not using, increase ground ginger to 2 tsp); * Turbinado sugar or coarse sanding sugar for coating

12 steps

Prep:20minCook:12min

These are spiced with a secret ingredient… candied ginger! The little bits of sweetened ginger take these cookies to the next level. You can grab some candied ginger at Bulk Barn, but if you can’t find it, don’t fret, just double the amount of ginger powder!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:15:07 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories212.6 kcal (11%)

Total Fat9.1 g (13%)

Carbs30.6 g (12%)

Sugars16.8 g (19%)

Protein2.3 g (5%)

Sodium184.4 mg (9%)

Fiber0.7 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

16 servings

270gall purpose flour

½ tspSalt

2 tspbaking soda

1 tspcinnamon

1 tspground ginger

¼ tspground clove

¼ tspnutmeg

freshly ground

¾ cupunsalted butter

room temperature

½ cupdark brown sugar

packed

¼ cupgranulated sugar

⅓ cupmolasses

un-sulphured

2 tspvanilla extract

1egg

large, room temperature

¼ cupcandied ginger

minced, If not using, increase ground ginger to 2 tsp

Turbinado sugar

or coarse sanding sugar, for coating

Instructions

Step 1

1. Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, and spices. Set aside.

Step 2

2. Using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a hand mixer, Cream together the butter and sugars till light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.

Step 3

3. Add in the molasses, vanilla and egg and whisk till combined.

Step 4

4. Pour in the flour mixture and mix with a spoon or silicone spatula till almost combined.

Step 5

5. Fold in the candied ginger to finish combining the wet and dry ingredients.

Step 6

6. Chill the dough the fridge for 4-6 hours or overnight, no longer than 24 hours.

Step 7

7. Take the dough out of the fridge 15-20 minutes before you are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Step 8

8. Scoop out the cookies using a 1oz scoop and roll the cookie ball into the turbinado sugar.

Step 9

9. Place on the prepared a cookie sheet leaving about 2 inches in between the cookies.

Step 10

10. Bake for 8-12 minutes, till the edges of the cookies have some wrinkling and the tops have some slight cracking

Step 11

11. Let the cookies cool on the tray for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to finish cooling

Step 12

12. Enjoy!