GINGER COOKIES RECIPE
Makes ~24 cookies
2 cups all-purpose flour or maida
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp grated ginger
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon water
1/4 cup molasses (I used 3 tbsp brown sugar instead)
2 tbsp sugar to roll the cookies in
Instructions:
1. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the ginger, water and molasses/brown sugar.
3. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the brown sugar mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar.
4. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven.
5. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
I avoided the normally common ingredients for ginger cookies, like cloves and cinnamon because I am not much of a savory cookie lover. Also, I was out of cloves 😀 These came out quite chewy and very lightly ginger flavoured. Goes well with tea.
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a very easy n quick recipe. gonna try this Xmas.
Lovely Recipe..a q though ..any substitute for EGG that we can use?
Wow…a little bit of orange goes great with ginger – the next time you're making it. So I can drool more – now is there a reason I'm only viewing all the baked sweet goods recipes on ur site now? HUh!
Wow…a little bit of orange goes great with ginger – the next time you're making it. So I can drool more – now is there a reason I'm only viewing all the baked sweet goods recipes on ur site now? HUh!
hi nags, yum recipe! cos i so love ginger I am goping to try this soon and impress my folks… I am in India right now… and yayyyyyy I can see all your pics!!!!!! 🙂
You are one brave girl. Can I have one with my bed time herbal tea please?
Ginger cookies wow. I wish i could smell and eat them right away.
Hi Nags, I love the smell of ginger…these look delicious!
Wow, you are making ginger cookies for the readers even when you don’t like them yourself?? That is some dedicated blogging N… 🙂 I love ginger-everything!
Errr…ummm… Sorry it was by mistake Nags. I was under (wrong)impression that ur name is Archana…Anyway, ur blog is simple yet beautiful…good work buddy…!
Take care.
Sonu:)
Sonu – errr Archana? Who’s that? The food blogger Archana? Either ways, me no Archana, me nags 😀
oh yes, about the shape. i rolled the dough like chapati balls (it wasnt as pliable as atta dough but do-able) and then flattened it a bit before baking. try that people 🙂
Meeta – hehe very much Indian but ginger flavour is a no-no 😀
Gawd! How did I miss this major super duper revamp of this place! I have to push my stupid coding towards the side and do some serious snooping.:) Its look great Nags. Cool job girl.
I love ginger cookies..I have them at my place too….the taste it really something 🙂
My goodness I’m staring at the picture for quite sometime now. The shape is too good.
The cookies look perfect gal..exactly round shape..tempting pics..
Thats look really nice! send a big parcel to me.. 🙂
The cookies look great..The first time I baked similar cookies, I couldn’t stop thinking how could ginger taste good in cookies. But one bite of those cookies and I tell you, it wasn’t exactly heaven but pretty nice 🙂
Ok back 😉
I looooove ginger, and I loooooove ginger cookies 😀
look yum,..happy weekend…:-)
Wow they are so plump….mine turn out flat…lovely they look
cool yaar…i am yet to do the cumin cookies of divya…next is urs…looks yummy!
Gorgeous! How did they puff up like that? Mine are always like snaps… thin, this is looking great!
I love ginger cookies but like the crispy ones.. these look great.
I loooooooove Ginger cookies man 🙂 I looooooooove Ginger!
Ok I will sign in again later with you know what name 😉
Hi Archana,
nice cookies recipe…! never try it home…letmme try and will let u know.
Take care.
Sonu:)
ehmm..that looks great…and I too don’t like ginger much..:)..but guess as cookies it might be good…and hey you are good cook..so its not a crime to have that..:)
Delicious cookies. Good work done for your reader(s).
you do not like ginger? are you indian? LOL! seriously though – i do love the sound of these cookies and you are brilliant to comply with wishes even though you do not like the ingredient!
Quite a few bloggers have the Request a Recipe feature, Nags, not just the star chefs. So don’t worry about it – you’re in august company and why not, you’re no bad cook!