Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Name: Soft Gingerbread Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: European, German
Ingredients: ¾ cup unsalted butter softened; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; ¼ cup molasses; 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking soda; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp cinnamon if you like a strong cinnamon flavor, increase to 2 tsp total; ½ tsp ginger if you like a strong ginger flavor, increase to 1-2 tsp total

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:20min

These soft Gingerbread Cookies get more compliments than any other cookie recipes I have ever made. Even people who say they don’t like gingersnaps end up loving these easy homemade cookies! Recipe for 24 cookies

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:12:10 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories141.6 kcal (7%)

Total Fat5.9 g (8%)

Carbs20.9 g (8%)

Sugars10.9 g (12%)

Protein1.7 g (3%)

Sodium120.4 mg (6%)

Fiber0.4 g (1%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

24 servings

¾ cupunsalted butter

softened

1 cupgranulated sugar

1egg

large

¼ cupmolasses

2 ½ cupsall-purpose flour

2 tspbaking soda

½ tspsalt

1 tspcinnamon

if you like a strong cinnamon flavor, increase to 2 tsp total

½ tspginger

if you like a strong ginger flavor, increase 1-2 sp total

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

First, mix together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, approximately 2-3 minutes with an electric mixer.

Step 3

Next, add egg and molasses and mix well.

Step 4

In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger, stirring to combine.

Step 5

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until well combined.

Step 6

Form or scoop balls of dough that are slightly smaller than a golf ball. Place them on a baking sheet approximately 2” to 3” apart to allow room for cookies to spread.

Step 7

Finally, bake for 10-12 minutes, remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on baking for approximately ten minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

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