Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies
Soft and chewy ginger cookies with the perfect balance of ginger, cinnamon and cloves. The best ginger cookie recipe ever!
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1½ cups whole wheat flour
- 4 teapoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup molasses
- ⅓ cup coarse sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, ginger, soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat shortening until softened. Gradually add the 2 cups granulated sugar; beat until fluffy. Add eggs and molasses; beat well. Add half of flour mixture; beat until combined. Stir remaining flour in with wooden spoon.
- Using a ¼ cup scoop, shape dough into 2-inch balls. Roll in the coarse sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 ½ inches apart.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until cookies are light brown and puffed. (Do not over bake or cookies will not be chewy.) Let stand for 2 minutes before transferring to cooling rack. Cool.