These ginger molasses cookies are a holiday staple for my ginger-loving family. Every year, we would make dozens of these cookies to give out to friends and family. As I have gotten older (and expanded my love of ginger), I have found myself making these with some regularity.
I believe that anyone who remotely likes the flavor of ginger, or the richness of molasses will love these cookies. I hope you try and love them as much as my family does!
Ginger Molasses Cookies
This recipe makes about 2 dozen cookies. I like to use a 1 tablespoon scoop to size the cookie dough balls, but there’s nothing wrong with estimating! If you want two-bite cookie for larger events, I recommend using a 1 tsp scoop to form your cookie dough balls. This is what my mom does around Christmas time for parties.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of flour
- 2 teaspoons of baking soda
- 3 teaspoons of cinnamon
- 1/4 cup of molasses
- 2 Tbsp ginger, freshly grated (this is key if you want a real ginger favor!)
- 3/4 cup of butter (I used salted butter)
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 egg
- extra sugar to roll the dough in
Process
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- mix the flour, baking soda and cinnamon in a bowl
- soften the butter in another bowl and beat in sugar until fluffy. Add the egg and molasses, mix well.
- add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture, adding small amounts and mixing until fully combined
- Form tablespoons of the dough into small balls. Roll the balls into sugar and place on a baking sheet
- Bake 12 minutes and set and cool on a rack.
Thanks for reading! I hope you try this recipe and give it a try and check out my other cookie recipe. -Hailey
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