The Best Gingerbread Cookies

No for real, these are the best gingerbread cookies you will ever bake. Am I the Queen of superlatives? Nah, just a truth teller! These cookies offer a taste of ginger that is not overpowering, just delicious. You can roll out the dough and cut out shapes, or prepare these as classic circle cookies-with crunchy edges and a soft, chewy middle.

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4 cup salted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• sugar

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1.  In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2.  Beat in egg and molasses. 
3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
4.  Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well. 

5. Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls.  Pour sugar on a plate or work surface, and roll dough balls in the sugar. 
6. Place dough balls 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. 
7. Bake at 350° 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.
8. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

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The Best Gingerbread Cookies

These cookies offer a taste of ginger that is not overpowering, just delicious.

Course: Dessert

Equipment

• Oven

Ingredients

• ¾ cup salted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• ¼ cup molasses
• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in egg and molasses. 
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and mix well. 

• Roll into 1½ in. balls.  Pour sugar on a plate or work surface, and roll dough balls in the sugar. 
• Place dough balls 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. 
• Bake at 350° 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool.