Gingerdoodles
Gingerdoodles are the best of what gingerbread and snickerdoodles have to offer. These scrumptious treats combine the warm spices of gingerbread with the soft and chewy texture of snickerdoodles, making them the perfect addition to your holiday cookie tray and making great gifts!
Servings: 27 cookies
Calories: 120kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup unsulphured molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ⅓ cup all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the softened butter and brown sugar together on low speed.
- Next, beat the molasses, vanilla extract, and egg until combined.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl: all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the mixture of wet ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Cover and chill the dough for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Combine the granulated sugar and cinnamon to make the cinnamon sugar mixture in a small bowl.
- Once the dough is ready, shape it into 1 ½ inch balls or use a #40 cookie scoop to easily portion the dough.
- Roll the cookie dough balls in to the cinnamon sugar mixture before placing them onto a lined cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake the gingerdoodles in the preheated oven for about 9-11 minutes or until the edges start to brown slightly.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Hint: Mixing the ingredients until just combined and keeping an eye on the bake time will produce a soft ginger cookie.
Raw cookie dough can be frozen for up to 3 months as well as the baked cookies. Allow the cookies to cool completely before freezing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 115IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
