This Thanksgiving will be a cozy one, just my parents, grandma and boyfriend. I'm missing all my family that won't be here and I'm generally a little blue but baking is the best therapy. These soft ginger cookies are my favorite to bake, eat and give away. I'd have to say they are my most popular cookie, people get addicted to them!
The original recipe is from AllRecipes.com but I'll take you step by step and show you a couple tips that I've learned after making so many of them.
Ingredients:
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
3/4 cup margarine, softened (I usually use a stick an a half of unsalted butter instead)
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
1/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons white sugar
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Sift together the dry ingredients in a medium bowl (I just use a whisk to combine) and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Next, beat in egg. When adding the molasses and water, I mix them together first, watering down the molasses, making it easy to pour. Once combined, gradually add the dry ingredients until everything is well mixed and the dough begins to form a ball.
The recipe says to roll walnut-sized balls of the dough in sugar but I always add a few dashes of the the ginger, cinnamon, and cloves to the sugar to give the cookies some extra flavor.
I like to slightly press the cookies onto the ungreased cookie sheet, sometimes the cookies can puff up a little. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes then let them cool for 5 minutes in the pan before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
The cookies puff up a little and crack on the top when they turn out well. They also have a lovely sparkle from the sugar. I have found that weather can effect the cookies and they sometimes fall a little flat but they always taste good!
I will probably make dozens and dozens of these cookies through Christmas, I love bringing them to work, they always disappear quickly and put everyone in a good mood. There is something about those spices that bring on a warm, happy feeling... ;)
I'm happy the holiday season has finally begun because I have an excuse to bake these cookies! If I don't post tomorrow, have a great Thanksgiving everyone!
The original recipe is from AllRecipes.com but I'll take you step by step and show you a couple tips that I've learned after making so many of them.Ingredients:
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
3/4 cup margarine, softened (I usually use a stick an a half of unsalted butter instead)
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
1/4 cup molasses
2 tablespoons white sugar
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Sift together the dry ingredients in a medium bowl (I just use a whisk to combine) and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Next, beat in egg. When adding the molasses and water, I mix them together first, watering down the molasses, making it easy to pour. Once combined, gradually add the dry ingredients until everything is well mixed and the dough begins to form a ball.
The recipe says to roll walnut-sized balls of the dough in sugar but I always add a few dashes of the the ginger, cinnamon, and cloves to the sugar to give the cookies some extra flavor.
I like to slightly press the cookies onto the ungreased cookie sheet, sometimes the cookies can puff up a little. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes then let them cool for 5 minutes in the pan before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
The cookies puff up a little and crack on the top when they turn out well. They also have a lovely sparkle from the sugar. I have found that weather can effect the cookies and they sometimes fall a little flat but they always taste good!
I will probably make dozens and dozens of these cookies through Christmas, I love bringing them to work, they always disappear quickly and put everyone in a good mood. There is something about those spices that bring on a warm, happy feeling... ;)I'm happy the holiday season has finally begun because I have an excuse to bake these cookies! If I don't post tomorrow, have a great Thanksgiving everyone!
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