Then, in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy and lightened in color. We literally couldn’t believe he upgraded his ‘okay’ to ‘good’. OMG THE CRUNCH. I love these Ginger Molasses Cookies and I think you will too. I was half expecting a snickerdoodle which I mean, I love a snickerdoodle, and any recipe that comes out of Sarah’s kitchen I have been known to eat with gusto—they’re all just that good. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, grated ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Are you ready? 10/10 would recommend making a double batch because these guys will go fast. Add in egg and beat until smooth. – Warming spices that add a lot of flavors. How to make chewy ginger molasses cookies. The demerara sugar is extra sparkly and pretty, and it also adds a bit of crunch. It was literally neck and neck between this cookie and our #1 choice. Pour in the molasses and oats and stir everything together until combined. In a separate mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Opportunities: Would tone down the cloves a bit for a more subtle flavor. No regrets. Print Save Recipe Review. This was the only recipe to roll the cookie dough into raw sugar and let me tell you, it makes a huge difference in the texture. My brother is an avid foodie and has a lot of opinions about what makes something taste good and he is not afraid to share those thoughts. This recipe caused the most conversation between my Dad, brother, and myself. The last recorded compliment was Christmas dinner, 2019, for the homemade gnocchi and tomato basil sauce my brother made in which he said, “this is good”. They are … Remember when I mentioned that my Dad was notoriously hard to get a compliment out of for food? Whisk … Shape into balls, flash freeze for 30 minutes, then place in a sealed container in the freezer. Add the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and allspice. Their sugary sparkle makes them the perfect holiday cookie! Beat brown sugar, molasses, and oil in a mixer on medium speed (2-3 minutes) until combined. That meant that even if I disagreed with the method or measurements, I ignored my personal opinions to follow the recipe exactly. I mean should I really be surprised? This is a high altitude tested recipe for soft ginger molasses cookies, so high altitude bakers can be assured of a cookie that will bake up perfectly. © 2020 Camille Styles Inc, All rights reserved, Half Baked Harvest Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookie, Hummingbird High Cracked Ginger Molasses Cookie, Sarah Kieffer’s Ginger Molasses Pan-Banging Cookies. If there is one flavor that I might just love more than chocolate it’s ginger molasses. When I asked him which cookie he liked the best, he immediately pointed at this cookie and said it was “really good”. How to Make Gingerbread Molasses Cookies To begin this cookie dough, you will beat together the butter and sugar until it is light and creamy. Bake for 10-11 minutes or until edges are set, but center is still puffy. Prep Time 1 hr 15 mins. Required fields are marked *. Really good may not sound like a lot, but for my Dad, he might as well have just given an hour-long monologue over why this cookie has saved us all and that it should be titled the greatest cookie ever made. The usual cinnamon sugar that you roll the dough in also gets an upgrade with the addition of ground ginger and a pinch of salt. My Dad, on the other hand, is notoriously known to not share compliments when it comes to food. Ginger is especially good with lemon, so I made a tart lemon icing to fill the cookies, for the softest, most delectable ginger lemon sandwich cookies. Baking soda – It reacts with the molasses and brown sugar to help the cookies rise. How to make ginger molasses cookies. 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