Description
A delightful recipe for soft and chewy gingerbread molasses cookies, perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour: 2 ¾ cups (340 g)
- Baking soda: 1 teaspoon (5 g)
- Ground ginger: 1 tablespoon (8 g)
- Ground cinnamon: 1 tablespoon (8 g)
- Ground cloves: ½ teaspoon (2 g)
- Unsalted butter: ¾ cup (170 g), softened
- Brown sugar: 1 cup (200 g), packed
- Molasses: ½ cup (120 ml)
- Egg: 1 large
- Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon (5 ml)
- Salt: ½ teaspoon (3 g)
- Powdered sugar: for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Prepare the dough by mixing dry ingredients and creaming butter and sugar.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Roll out the dough to about ¼ inch thick.
- Cut and shape the cookies using cookie cutters.
- Bake the cookies at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool and decorate your cookies as desired.
Notes
- Measure ingredients accurately to avoid dry cookies.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to keep cookies soft.
- Chill the dough to prevent spreading while baking.
- Preheat the oven for even baking.
- Check cookies a minute or two before the suggested baking time.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: gingerbread, molasses, cookies, holiday, baking