Big Soft Ginger Cookies
These soft and chewy ginger cookies are guaranteed to be a hit. Fragrant with cinnamon and cloves, they're perfect for the holidays (but we love them any time of year).
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 98kcal
Ingredients
- 2¼ cups flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cups margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
- ¼ c molasses
- ¼ cup white sugar to toss dough balls in
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, salt and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together margarine and the 1 cup of sugar.
- Beat in egg.
- Stir in water and molasses.
- Gradually stir in dry ingredients.
- Set dough covered in fridge for 20 mins to an hour until no longer sticky.
- Shape walnut-sized balls.
- Roll in Sugar and with the bottom of a pattterned glass, flatten each ball to ¼ inch.
- If dough sticks to bottom of glass, press glass into bowl of sugar first.
- Bake 8-10 minutes.
- Store in an air-tight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 47mg | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.5mg