Ginger Cookies
Treat yourself to these thick, chewy Ginger Cookies ... they full of warm, spicy flavors and so delicious!
Servings: 16 large cookies
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- ¾ cup chopped crystallized ginger
- 1 cup turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Melt butter in a small saucepan.
- Using a mixer, blend together melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and glossy (a couple minutes).
- Add molasses, vanilla extract, salt, and egg to butter mixture. Mix until smooth.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and pepper. Add mixture to butter mixture and blend until smooth.
- Mix in crystallized ginger until well incorporated.
- Divide dough into 16 equal-sized balls.
- Place turbinado sugar in a large, shallow bowl, then roll cookie balls in sugar.
- Place cookies on a greased baking sheet and flatten slightly.
- Refrigerate cookies for at least one hour or up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Remove cookie sheets from refrigerator and transfer to preheated oven. Bake cookies for about 15 minutes or until bottoms are browned.
- Cool cookies on a wire rack, then serve immediately or store in an air tight container. Enjoy!
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