Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
These Chewy Gingerbread Cookies are chewy, buttery, spicy and sweet. These tasty cookies are a great treat for the Holidays, just make sure not to eat them all!
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter plus 2 Tbsp softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup molasses plus 2 Tbsp (light or dark)
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp ground ginger
- 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground cloves
- 1 ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- ⅔ cup granulated white sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat. In small bowl, place granulated sugar. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until set and soft in center. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store tightly covered up to 1 week.
Notes
Recipe from Betty Crocker and Parade.
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 45mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 125IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.5mg
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