Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Name: Soft Gingerbread Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon baking soda; ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground cloves; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup margarine, softened; 1 cup white sugar; 1 egg; 1 tablespoon water; ¼ cup molasses; 2 tablespoons white sugar

5 steps

Prep:30minCook:10min

Really good gingerbread cookies, let cool completely after cooking then store in air-tight container. These stay soft. Recipe makes 24.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:06:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories142.3 kcal (7%)

Total Fat6 g (9%)

Carbs21.1 g (8%)

Sugars11.9 g (13%)

Protein1.5 g (3%)

Sodium114.5 mg (6%)

Fiber0.4 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

2 ¼ cupsall-purpose flour

2 teaspoonsground ginger

1 teaspoonbaking soda

¾ teaspoonground cinnamon

½ teaspoonground cloves

¼ teaspoonsalt

¾ cupmargarine

softened

1 cupwhite sugar

1egg

1 tablespoonwater

¼ cupmolasses

2 tablespoonswhite sugar

Instructions

Step 1

preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.

Sieve

Bowl

Step 3

In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses.

Bowl

Step 4

Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.

Baking sheet

Step 5

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.