Recipe: Appetizing Soft Ginger Cookies

Soft Ginger Cookies. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Combine flour, ginger, soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. These soft Gingerbread Cookies get more compliments than any other cookie recipes I have ever made. You can cook Soft Ginger Cookies using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Soft Ginger Cookies

1. It's 3/4 cup of Margarine.
2. You need 1 cup of Sugar.
3. Prepare 1/4 cup of Molasses.
4. Prepare 1 of Egg.
5. It's 2 tsp of Baking Soda.
6. It's 1 1/2 tsp of Cinnamon.
7. You need 1 1/2 tsp of Ginger Powder.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of salt.
9. You need 2 cup of Flour.
10. You need 1/4 cup of Sugar to roll.

Even people who say they don't like gingersnaps end up loving these easy homemade cookies! No exaggerating, every time I make these gingerbread cookies, people go crazy for them. The responses are always the same. Please keep in mind that if you store these in your cookie jar with other cookies, they'll likely 'share' some of their ginger flavor with the other cookies.

Soft Ginger Cookies instructions

1. Cream Margarine and Sugar together until smooth..
2. Add the egg and molasses and blend well..
3. Stir in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger..
4. Stir in the flour..
5. Scoop cookies out using a 1/2 TB measuring spoon and roll into balls. Then roll the balls in the rolling sugar and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. If sticky, chill the dough before rolling..
6. Bake the cookies at 350F for 10-12 minutes. The cookies will flatten as they bake..
7. Remove onto cooling rack and serve..

The recipe for these Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies was included in a cookbook that Andy's mom and sister made for me when we got married. It includes page upon page of favorites from family and friends. These Big, Soft Ginger Cookies are the best of both worlds. They have all the flavour of a gingerbread cookie, but unlike traditional gingerbreads, these cookies are round and soft and chewy. One of the best cookie recipes I have in my collection of favourites is this recipe for soft ginger cookies.