Ginger Cookies

Name: Ginger Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 0 teaspoons coarse salt; 1 large egg, at room temperature; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 177 milliliters (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 59 milliliters unsulfured molasses

Ginger Cookies is a vegetarian recipe with 60 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 41 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of unsulfured molasses, ground cloves, egg, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It works best as a dessert, and is done in approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger; set aside.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Clove

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the sugar and butter on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl halfway through. Beat in the egg and molasses until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually add the flour mixture, beating until combined.

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Molasses

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

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Blender

Bowl

Transfer the dough to a clean bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until well chilled, about 1 hour (and up to 24 hours).

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Arrange the oven rack in the middle position. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick silicone baking mats; set aside.

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Baking Sheet

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Place the extra sugar for rolling on a plate; set aside.

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Sugar

Use a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop to scoop out the dough, and roll into balls between your hands.

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Ice Cream

Dough

Roll

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Ice Cream Scoop

Roll the balls in the sugar to coat, and place about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

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Sugar

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Bake one sheet at a time, rotating the sheet two-thirds of the way through the baking time, until the cookies are deep golden brown and the centers are firm, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer the sheet to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the rack, and let cool completely. Continue to roll and bake the remaining cookies in the same way.

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Roll

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Wire Rack

Oven

Spatula

Taste

Book, using the USDA Nutrition Database

Bakery in Brooklyn for ten years. John worked at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, becoming a featured chef on Everyday Food, and in 2008 he became host of the spin-off Everyday Baking. In 2005, John opened the SoNo Baking Company and Cafe in South Norwalk, Connecticut.