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!