Soft Ginger Cookies

"I like this recipe because I like ginger cookies but I do not like the hardness of gingersnaps."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
11
Yields:
36 cookies
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
  • Set aside.
  • In large miximg bowl with an electric mixer beat butter for 30 seconds.
  • Add 1 cup sugar.
  • Beat until fluffy.
  • Add egg and molasses; beat well.
  • Add half the flour mixture; beat until combined.
  • Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
  • Shape into 1-inch balls.
  • Roll in 2 tablespoons sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheets 2 inches apart.
  • Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes or until light brown and puffed.
  • Let cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes.
  • Transfer to wire racks to cool.

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Reviews

  1. This is now our favorite cookie. Thanks for posting.
     
  2. good cookies!!! they weren't as soft as I wanted but that was my fault. I made what I thought were 1 inch balls but I ended up with 52 cookies. My DH says there were great.
     
  3. LOVED these cookies!!! I don't like hard snaps but love soft ginger cookies...Perfect recipe! I will be making this one alot...thanks so much for posting this!
     
  4. SO good! I choose another ginger cookie recipe to make first and they didn't turn out well at all. I tried again with this recipe and they are amazing! My boyfriend's first comments.. "These are the best ginger cookies I've ever had" and "If I was Santa, I would want these!" Definitely worth trying:)
     
  5. I add about a teaspoon and a half of fresh grated ginger (grate over the bowl to get all the juices) and then baked the batter in a 9 x 12 inch baking dish for about 25 minutes (until toothpick comes clean). My sons request it weekly.
     
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Tweaks

  1. Loved these! Nice, soft and chewy. I added only 1/4 tsp baking soda (don't like taste of it) ,1/2 tsp. cinnamon instead of 3/4, added 1/2 tsp vanilla, and about 1/4 tsp extra ginger. Came out very gingery and sooo good! Thanks for this nice recipe.
     

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<p>I live in Kuna, Idaho, and my passion--other than cooking--is teaching. I have a wonderful little boy and a gracious husband who is willing to try ANYTHING that I cook for him.</p>
 
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