Soft Ginger Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 C butter softened
- 1 C white sugar (plus extra for coating)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 C dark molasses
- 2 C flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 3 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, if using, or leave them ungreased. Put extra white sugar in a shallow bowl for coating the cookies later.
- Beat sugar and butter with electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat egg and molasses into creamed butter mixture just until mixed in, about 30 seconds.
- In separate bowl mix together all the dry ingredients. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture by hand, until it just comes together and forms a batter with no flour remaining.
- Roll out tablespoon sized amounts of dough into small balls with your hands.
- Roll each ball in the white sugar to lightly coat. Place on baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
- Bake until tops are rounded and slightly cracked, and edges are slightly browned, about 10 minutes. (Do not overtake or they will be hard). Cool on baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Enjoy!