Name: Chewy Ginger Cookies
Yield: 50 servings
Ingredients: 180 g (¾ cup), softened butter; 500 g (2 cups) brown sugar; 1 egg; 60 ml (¼ cup) molasses; 10 g (2 tsp) baking soda; 600 g (2½ cups) flour; 2.5 g (½ tsp) ground cinnamon; 5 g (1 tsp) ground ginger; 5 g (1 tsp) ground cloves; 2.5 g (½ tsp) salt; as needed granulated sugar (for coating)

Dessert

50 servings

117 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Step 2

Cream the butter and the sugar in a stand mixer or with an electric whisk.

ButterBrown sugar

Step 3

Beat in the egg and stir in the molasses.

EggMolasses

Step 4

Combine the baking soda, flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt in a separate bowl.

Baking sodaFlourGround cinnamonGround gingerGround clovesSalt

Step 5

Gently mix the dry mixture into the wet mixture to form a dough.

ButterBrown sugarEggMolassesBaking sodaFlourGround cinnamonGround gingerGround clovesSalt

Step 6

Shape into 2.5 cm (1 inch) balls and roll in granulated sugar.

ButterBrown sugarEggMolassesBaking sodaFlourGround cinnamonGround gingerGround clovesSaltGranulated sugar (for coating)

Step 7

Place the balls on a greased cookie sheet spaced 1.5–2 inches apart.

Step 8

Bake for about 11 minutes until cracked on top but slightly underdone inside.

Step 9

Remove pan from the oven and cool to room temperature.

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.