Soft Whole Wheat Ginger Spice Cookies Recipes

WHOLE WHEAT GINGER SNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 1 1/2 cups of sugar until smooth. Mix in the eggs, and then the molasses. Combine the whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, heaping the measures if you like a lot of spice. Stir the dry ingredients into the molasses mixture just until blended.
• Roll the dough into small balls, and dip the top of each ball into the remaining white sugar. Place the cookies about 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops are cracked. Bake longer for crispy cookies, less time for chewy cookies. Cool on wire racks.

SOFT & CHEWY WHOLE WHEAT GINGERBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
• In a large bowl, beat together the coconut oil and coconut sugar with a hand mixer for 2 minutes, until sort of fluffy (it won't be as fluffy as with regular butter).
• Add in the molasses, egg and vanilla and beat again until combined. Slowly add in the flour mixture and beat on low until just combined.
• Transfer the bowl to the refrigerator and chill for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Scoop about 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons of the chilled dough and form into balls (about 1 ½-inch in size). Roll the balls in the granulated sugar and place on the prepared baking sheet about 2 to 3 inches apart.
• Bake for about 8 to 9 minutes, until the tops of the cookies have cracked / crinkled (do not over bake these!). Let the cookies cool directly on the baking sheet.

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.

GINGER SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Puree the ginger in a mini food processor with 2 tablespoons water. Squeeze and strain juice through cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer. Discard the ginger pulp. Reserve the juice.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and spices into a medium bowl, then whisk in the pepper; set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar with a handheld mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 1/2 minutes. Add the molasses and ginger juice and beat until evenly incorporated, about 2 minutes. (Stir together with a spatula if needed.) Gradually blend the dry ingredients on low speed into the butter mixture until you have a crumbly mixture. Bring the dough together by hand pressing and kneading lightly until moist, but not tacky. Divide into 2 equal portions, press into disks about 1/2-inch thick. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Position racks evenly in the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Dust the dough and a work surface with flour. Roll the dough about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookies into desired shapes. Transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake until the cookies are a rich tawny brown, about 18 to 20 minutes. Cool on a rack.
• For decorating: Whisk the water and egg white powder in a medium bowl until foamy and smooth. Gradually whisk in the confectioners' sugar to make a smooth icing. For multiple colors divide the icing into batches and add a food coloring as desired. Spread or pipe the icing onto the cookies. Finish with sprinkles, or candies. Let rest on a rack until the icing sets, about 30 minutes.