Description
Warm, spicy ginger molasses cookies bring comfort straight from Grandma’s kitchen, weaving nostalgic memories with rich, deep flavors. Crackly edges and tender centers invite warm moments of sweet indulgence you’ll savor bite by delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup (200 g) packed brown sugar
- 2 ¼ cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup (60 ml) molasses
- 1 large egg
Spices:
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Warm the culinary workspace by positioning the oven rack to 350F (175C), preparing baking surfaces with protective parchment or silicone mats for optimal cookie performance.
- In a spacious mixing vessel, transform butter and brown sugar into a voluminous, aerated blend through vigorous whisking, creating a luxurious foundational texture.
- Introduce egg and molasses into the creamy mixture, stirring until the ingredients harmonize seamlessly, developing a rich, glossy consistency.
- Separately construct a powdery landscape of flour, aromatic spices – ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and optional nutmeg – alongside baking soda and salt, gently combining with a delicate whisk.
- Gradually marry the dry ingredient constellation into the wet mixture, folding with precision to maintain a tender dough structure, avoiding aggressive stirring.
- Craft uniform spheres using a cookie scoop or measured tablespoon, then lovingly roll each orb through a crystalline sugar bath, ensuring a sparkling exterior before placement on prepared baking surfaces.
- Slide the sugar-dusted rounds into the heated oven, allowing them to transform for 8-10 minutes – seek edges with gentle firmness and centers maintaining a subtle underbaked appearance, recognizing their continued evolution during cooling.
- Permit cookies a brief five-minute rest on their baking platform before migrating to a wire cooling terrain, where they’ll complete their textural refinement into soft, chewy perfection.
Notes
- Make cookies extra chewy by slightly underbaking them, ensuring they remain soft in the center when removed from the oven.
- Experiment with spice intensity by adjusting ginger, cinnamon, and cloves to suit personal taste preferences.
- For gluten-free options, swap wheat flour with a reliable gluten-free blend that maintains similar moisture and texture.
- Store cookies in an airtight container with a slice of bread to keep them moist and prevent hardening for several days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg