Big Soft Ginger Cookies recipe is a favorite old-fashioned Christmas cookie recipe.
Leave a plate out for Santa or eat some and use some for a great ginger crust for one of your other holiday baking recipes.
Ginger snap style cookies are always a hit at the holidays. This cookie recipe bakes up nice soft and chewy ginger flavored cookies.
Homemade ginger cookies with molasses can be baked so they are big and soft, or crunchy.
These cookies are perfect for dunking in a cup of coffee after your holiday meal.
I have made Ginger Bread Men cookies before but I have never made soft ginger cookies before.
Christmas Cookie Exchange Cookie Recipes
Ginger Molasses Cookies are perfect for your Christmas cookie exchange. Bake up a double batch of homemade ginger cookies for your cookie exchange.
To make them extra special you can drizzle them in a powdered sugar glaze. Or dip one half of the cookie in melted chocolate.
I was very happy with the way the cookies came out. They had a nice ginger flavor and tasted really yummy with a cup of coffee.
I made them at the beginning of the week and was lucky that there was enough left to make my crust by Wednesday.
Recipe Expert Tips
- This soft ginger cookie recipe will make about 30 large 3-inch cookies. You could make double the number of cookies if you make smaller cookies.
- I used a metal tablespoon to measure the cookie dough before rolling the ginger cookie dough into large balls.
- Using a cookie dough scoop is the trick to baking uniform sized cookies.
- If making smaller cookies decrease the baking time to 8 to 11 minutes.
- Over baking will yield crispy cookies.
How To Make Big Soft Ginger Cookies
Soft Ginger Cookie Ingredients
- butter, softened
- granulated sugar
- a large egg
- dark molasses
- all-purpose unbleached flour
- ground ginger
- baking soda
- ground cinnamon
- ground cloves
- salt
- additional sugar in a small bowl
Directions for making soft Ginger Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. degrees.
- Prepare a large cookie sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and molasses.
- In a separate bowl whisk the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix well with a wooden spoon.
- Use a metal tablespoon to scoop the dough and roll the dough into balls, then roll in dough ball in the sugar a bowl to coat all sides.
- Place each dough ball 2 to 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 F. for 12 to 15 minutes or until puffy and golden around the edges.
- Cool for 5 minutes then remove the cookies from the cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.
- Makes about 2 to 2 ½ dozen soft ginger cookies.
Soft Ginger Cookie Recipe Expert Tips
- This soft ginger cookie recipe will make about 30 large 3-inch cookies. You could make double the number of cookies if you make smaller cookies.
- I used a metal tablespoon or a 1 inch cookie dough scoop to measure the cookie dough before rolling the ginger cookie dough into large balls.
- Using a cookie dough scoop is the trick to baking uniform sized cookies.
- If making smaller cookies decrease the baking time to 8 to 11 minutes.
- Over baking will yield crispy cookies.
- Big Soft Ginger Cookies are delicious used as a cheese cake crust. I used them when I made my Eggnog Cheesecake recipe.
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Big Soft Ginger Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg and molasses.
- Combine the flour,ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
- Roll dough into 1 ½ inch balls, then roll in sugar.
- Place 2 inches apart on a ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes or until puffy and lightly browned.
- Remove to wire racks to cool
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Recipe Expert Tips
- This soft ginger cookie recipe will make about 30 large 3-inch cookies. You could make double the number of cookies if you make smaller cookies.
- I used a metal tablespoon to measure the cookie dough before rolling the ginger cookie dough into large balls.
- Using a cookie dough scoop is the trick to baking uniform sized cookies.
- If making smaller cookies decrease the baking time to 8 to 11 minutes.
- Over baking will yield crispy cookies.
- Big Soft Ginger Cookies are delicious used as a cheese cake crust. I used them when I made my Eggnog Cheesecake recipe.
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Susan Christy
I got this very recipe from Better Homes & Garden magazine in the late 80's or early 90's and have made them every year since. They are so, so good and a family favorite. Though they have to fight me for them. I usually go for the chocolate but this is such a perfect cookie.
LEESE
I just baked these for the first time for an Ornament Exchange party I hosted. However I made them a little smaller, lol.
These were so flavorful and a hit with my daughter! This recipe will be going into our must bake cookie list for the holidays.
Thanks for sharing!!
Flour On My Face
Leese
So glad to hear you tried and like the recipe. Happy Holidays!
Sanjeeta kk
Crisp, exotic and gorgeous looking ginger cookies. Lovely space and great collection of recipe. Best wishes.
Patty
I love these classic treats - yours are beautiful! Congrats on the top 9 🙂
Rachel
Great job making the top 9! I saw these on Baking is Hot and the words big, soft, and ginger hooked me right away! These cookies are beautiful and I love soft cookies.
Hungry Jenny
Congrats on making the Top 9, that last photo is absolutely beautiful!
Hungry Jenny x
seobeena
Wow.,
i really like to cook on next sunday.
Looking for other fast food, can make easily with in an hours. 😉
thank
Imwaytoobusy
These sound wonderful! Congrats on making it to the top 9! 🙂 Gorgeous photos!
ladaisi
These look so yummy!
- Lauren
https://ladaisi.blogspot.com
Linn @ Swedish Home Cooking
Big soft cookies with a big glass of ice-cold milk. I must say, it's a tie between Swedish Cinnamon Rolls and ice-cold milk.
briarrose
What a wonderful cookie. Ginger cookies just hit the spot for me. 😉
Cristina - TeenieCakes
These cookies look so picture perfect and sound so inviting. It's time for ginger cookies and these cookies officially kick off the cookie season! Beautifully done. 😉
Quay Po Cooks
A timely cookie recipe for Christmas!
meltingbutter.com
i just got some new labrador cookie cutters! Gonna make these with them 🙂
Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets
I've made these or at least a recipe that was very similar and it was fantastic! Great cookies for the holidays :).