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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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!
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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).
The cookies look perfect gal..exactly round shape..tempting pics..
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!
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!