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Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

Posted by: Kate / Cookie Recipes, Desserts / Posted: 11/30/20 / Last updated: 11/30/20

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Soft and chewy ginger molasses cookie recipe! This old-fashioned gingerbread cookie recipe doesn’t need to be chilled before baking, so you can make homemade molasses cookies in about half an hour!

Wooden box filled with chewy ginger molasses cookies

Gingerbread is my favorite Christmas-time seasonal flavor, and my kids have inherited a taste for it, too. We love gingerbread pancakes, cake, muffins, donuts, and more!

So these soft and chewy ginger molasses cookies are a big hit at my house. This old-fashioned gingerbread cookie recipe doesn’t need to be chilled before baking, so you can make homemade molasses cookies in about half an hour!

Not only are the cookies super easy to make and taste fantastic, they also make your house smell amazing while they bake!

How to make chewy ginger molasses cookies

Beaten butter and sugar in a silver mixing bowl

In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together on medium until fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Add eggs, vanilla, and molasses. Mix until well-combined, about 1-2 minutes on medium.

Ginger molasses cookie dough in a silver mixing bowl

Add the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and allspice. Stir in just until combined. Don’t overmix.

Scoop 1.5 tablespoon scoops (medium cookie scoop) of dough. Dip the tops in the sparkling sugar.

Place the scoops of dough with the sugar side up on the prepared baking mats. Bake until the edges are set but the cookies look slightly underbaked in the cracks.

Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool to room temperature.

Overhead photo of ginger molasses cookies on a wire cooling rackTips

  • Butter: I use salted butter in this recipe. You can use unsalted if you prefer. Also, cool room temperature butter will dent when pressed, but the butter around the dent won’t lose shape. If the butter is too warm, the cookies will spread too much as they bake.
  • Brown sugar: I use light brown sugar, but you can use dark brown sugar if you prefer.
  • Molasses: I prefer to use a regular or robust unsulphured molasses (like Grandma’s or Brer Rabbit). I don’t recommend using blackstrap molasses in this recipe.
  • Flour: To properly measure the flour, I recommend weighing it. If you don’t have a kitchen scale, sift or stir the flour to break it up. Lightly spoon into the measuring cup to avoid packing in the flour and level. Too much flour will give you a heavy or doughy cookie that doesn’t spread.
  • Chilling: There’s no need to chill the dough. However, if you find that your cookies are starting to bake out (spread too much), chill the dough between batches.
  • Baking: Slightly underbaking the cookies will help to keep them soft and chewy. The cookies will look set at the edges and on top but should look slightly underdone in the cracks.

Storage

The cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

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Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

Ginger molasses cookies with soft middles and chewy edges.
Author:I Heart Eating
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
Servings:42 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chewy ginger molasses cookie recipe, chewy ginger molasses cookies, chewy gingerbread cookies
Wooden box filled with chewy ginger molasses cookies
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5 from 2 votes

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter (at cool room temperature)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 large eggs (at room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • White sparkling sugar
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together on medium until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • Add eggs, vanilla, and molasses.
  • Mix until well-combined, about 1-2 minutes on medium.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and allspice.
  • Stir in just until combined. Don't overmix.
  • Scoop 1.5 tablespoon scoops (medium cookie scoop) of dough.
  • Dip the tops in the sparkling sugar.
  • Place the scoops of dough with the sugar side up on the prepared baking mats.
  • Bake for 8-14 minutes. The edges should be set but the cookies should look slightly underbaked in the cracks.
  • Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes.
  • Transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool to room temperature.

Notes

  • Butter: I use salted butter in this recipe. You can use unsalted if you prefer. Also, cool room temperature butter will dent when pressed, but the butter around the dent won't lose shape. If the butter is too warm, the cookies will spread too much as they bake. 
  • Brown sugar: I use light brown sugar, but you can use dark brown sugar if you prefer. 
  • Molasses: I prefer to use a regular or robust unsulphured molasses (like Grandma's or Brer Rabbit). I don't recommend using blackstrap molasses in this recipe.
  • Flour: To properly measure the flour, I recommend weighing it. If you don't have a kitchen scale, sift or stir the flour to break it up. Lightly spoon into the measuring cup to avoid packing in the flour and level. Too much flour will give you a heavy or doughy cookie that doesn't spread. 
  • Baking: Slightly underbaking the cookies will help to keep them soft and chewy. The cookies will look set at the edges and on top but should look slightly underdone in the cracks. 
  • Nutrition values are estimates. 

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 117kcal (6%)Carbohydrates: 20g (7%)Protein: 1g (2%)Fat: 4g (6%)Saturated Fat: 2g (10%)Cholesterol: 17mg (6%)Sodium: 114mg (5%)Potassium: 62mg (2%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 12g (13%)Vitamin A: 113IU (2%)Calcium: 14mg (1%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
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  1. Kathy Menold says

    December 13, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    Made the chewy molasses cookies today as my first Christmas cookie. You are right,my house smelled wonderful and the cookies got my husbands seal of approval. Thankyou

    Reply
    • Kate says

      December 14, 2020 at 8:36 am

      Yay!! I’m so glad to hear that!

      Reply
  2. Carla says

    December 11, 2020 at 9:33 pm

    5 stars
    These cookies put us in the mood for Christmas. Lots of ginger flavor which we love.

    Reply
  3. Sarah says

    December 10, 2020 at 1:58 pm

    5 stars
    Love, love, love this recipe! Best ginger cookies ever!!!!

    Reply
    • Kate says

      December 10, 2020 at 1:58 pm

      Thank you! I’m so glad that you liked them! =)

      Reply

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