Heavenly Scented Soft Ginger Cookies Recipes

BIG SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• 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 into 1-1/2-in. balls, then roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until puffy and lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

SOFT GINGER COOKIES (BISCUITS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 390 F (or 200 C).
• In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
• Cut butter into flour and mix by hand until you get coarse crumbs.
• Mix in sugar, ginger and ground ginger.
• In another bowl stir together milk and egg, then pour milk-egg mixture over the dough and knead until dough is smooth.
• Put little heaps of dough by the teaspoon onto greased or paper lined cookie sheet.
• Bake at 390 F for 10-15 minutes.
• Let cool on a wire rack.

SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
• Set aside.
• In large miximg bowl with an electric mixer beat butter for 30 seconds.
• Add 1 cup sugar.
• Beat until fluffy.
• Add egg and molasses; beat well.
• Add half the flour mixture; beat until combined.
• Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
• Shape into 1-inch balls.
• Roll in 2 tablespoons sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheets 2 inches apart.
• Bake in preheated oven 10 minutes or until light brown and puffed.
• Let cool on cookie sheets 2 minutes.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool.

SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven, 350 degrees F.
• Mix flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
• In a separate bowl, cream butter and 1 cup of the sugar.
• Beat egg into the butter and sugar and then add the water and molasses to that mixture.
• Add dry ingredients to the wet ones.
• Shape dough into balls about the size of a walnut.
• Roll the balls in remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• Place the balls on a parchmant-lined cookie sheet.
• Flatten the balls slightly.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Let them cool on the baking sheet a bit (about 5 minutes) before you transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• I store these in large zip-lock bags to keep them nice and soft. If it's going to be a while before I eat them, I sometimes add a slice of bread to the bag. I think that helps keep them soft as well.

BIG SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

HEAVENLY SCENTED SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 8 ingredients.
• Add the molasses, shortening and egg; beat to blend ingredients well. Next, beat in the boiling water. Chill dough 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Roll the chilled dough by tablespoonful into balls. Roll each ball into granulated sugar.
• Place the balls 2-inches apart on ungreased aluminum baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake the cookies until puffed and cracked on top and centers still feel very soft; approximately 12 minutes.
• Transfer cookies to wire racks and cool.
• Don't forget to leave some cookies out for Santa Claus!

SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter till softened.
• Beat in sugar till light and fluffy.
• Beat in molasses, eggs-1 at a time- beating well after each addition, and salt.
• Sift dry ingredients, mix two together well.
• Form into 1 inch balls with sugar coated hands, roll in sugar and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350* 11-13 minutes.
• Do not overbake.
• Take out when center looks a little underdone.
• Cool.

BIG SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, beating well after addition. Stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir in the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Roll dough into walnut sized bals and roll in remaining 2 tbsps. of sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet and slightly flatten.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cool 5 minutes on sheet before removing to rack to cool completely.

GRANDMA'S SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat brown sugar and butter in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Mix in molasses, egg, and candied ginger. Gradually mix in dry ingredients until combined. Chill dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
• Roll chilled dough into 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch balls. Dip balls in white sugar to coat and place on the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

SOFT, SPICY, HEAVENLY GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• Stir in the molasses.
• Mix the water and baking soda and stir.
• Sift together the flour, salt, and dry spices; add gradually to the sugar-margarine mixture.
• Gradually stir the sifted ingredients, along with the ginger and raisins, into the molasses mixture.
• Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• (The dough may be too soft to handle at this point- I suggest either adding a bit of flour, or refrigerating for 20 minutes[or even overnight]).
• Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.
• Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.

HEALTHIER BIG SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together all-purpose flour and whole-wheat flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
• Beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in egg, then stir in water and molasses. Gradually stir in flour mixture until just incorporated. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly.
• Bake in preheated oven until cookies are golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

THE BEST SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine shortening, sugar, molasses and egg and beat throughly.
• Add baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves to flour and mix together.
• Gradually add flour mixture to shortening mixture.
• Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Roll into 1 inch bals and roll in granulated sugar.
• Place on cookie sheet (I like to flatten them slightly with bottom of a glass).
• Bake at 325 for 8 minutes **very important not to over bake or else they won't be soft!**.