Chewy Ginger Spice Cookies
Perfectly balanced sweet and spicy ginger spice cookies are crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside, the perfect combination for a holiday cookie.
It’s cookie baking week, which means I get to share my favorite chewy ginger spice cookie recipe. I have no idea where the recipe originated, but this has been passed through my family for generations and is an incredibly popular cookie for a cookie exchange.
We have our annual cookie exchange scheduled later in the week, so I will be making 6 dozen of these cookies to share with my girlfriends during a brunch. We will be sharing the secrets to hosting a perfect cookie exchange party shortly – so if you are new to cookie exchanges, I’ll fill you in on all the secrets and rules to making it successful so that everyone gets to go home with a ton of delicious cookies and minimal baking!
Now back to these ginger spice cookies – they are heavenly! Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside with the perfect balance of sweet and spice. There’s ginger, white pepper, molasses, which keeps them moist, cinnamon, allspice and 2 kinds of sugar in this cookie, which is what makes them so perfect!
Take advantage of the HOT sale on the line of McCormick Spices at Safeway this month to get all your cookie and baked goods spices and extracts for a great deal! They are on sale for buy 2 get one free plus there are digital coupons available on both the McCormick red cap spices and the green cap McCormick Gourmet spices. This is the perfect time to stock up for all your holiday baking!
Ingredients in Chewy Ginger Spice Cookies
- granulated sugar
- brown sugar
- butter
- eggs
- molasses
- flour
- ground ginger
- allspice
- ground cinnamon
- baking soda
- salt
- ground white pepper
How to Make Chewy Ginger Spice Cookies
Making these cookies is incredibly easy but you do need to refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes, so be sure to plan enough time to properly chill the dough, otherwise, the cookies won’t roll properly.
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
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Mix together 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, the brown sugar, and the butter in a bowl with an electric mixer. Cream the butter and sugars for 2 minutes until the mixture is light and creamy.
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Continuing to mix, add the egg and beat, then add the molasses.
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On low speed, add the dry ingredients and mix until incorporated. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
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Place the remaining 1/2 cup sugar into a small bowl. Roll the refrigerated cookie dough into 3/4 inch balls (using a small cookie scoop helps here) and roll into the sugar. Place on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place the cookies 2 or 3 inches apart on the baking sheet. Flatten the rolled cookies slightly with 2 fingers when you place on the baking sheet.
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Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes until set around the edges but still soft inside. let them cool for 5 minutes then remove from the baking sheet.
Chewy Ginger Spice Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar divided
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 8 oz butter 2 sticks
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
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Mix together 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, the brown sugar, and the butter in a bowl with an electric mixer. Cream the butter and sugars for 2 minutes until the mixture is light and creamy.
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Continuing to mix, add the egg and beat, then add the molasses.
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On low speed, add the dry ingredients and mix until incorporated. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
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Place the remaining 1/2 cup sugar into a small bowl. Roll the refrigerated cookie dough into 3/4 inch balls (using a small cookie scoop helps here) and roll into the sugar. Place on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place the cookies 2 or 3 inches apart on the baking sheet. Flatten the rolled cookies slightly with 2 fingers when you place on the baking sheet.
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Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes until set around the edges but still soft inside. let them cool for 5 minutes then remove from the baking sheet.
The nice thing about these cookies is that you can make them larger or smaller depending on how many cookies you need for a cookie exchange. If you need a lot of cookies, simply roll them smaller, into 1/2 inch balls and you’ll get 1/12 inch wide cookies, which is still 2 bites!
Take Advantage of a Sale on McCormick Spices and Extracts at Safeway
The line of McCormick Spices is on sale at Safeway through the end of the year. See below for some examples of the spice sale.
- McCormick Vanilla Extract 1 oz on sale for $4.99 through 12/29
- Load Just for U Digital Coupon for $1.00 off 1 McCormick Vanilla Extract
- Final Price = $3.99
- McCormick Ground Roasted Cinnamon 1.75 oz on sale for Buy 2 Get 1 Free ($2.49) through Dec. 29th
- Load Just for U Digital Coupon for $1.00 off 1 McCormick Red Cap Spice or Herb, valid through 12/15
- Final Price = $1.32 each
This post is sponsored by McCormick to promote their HOT spice sale at Safeway this week as well as to promote baking and using their spices to bring out the best flavors in everything you prepare. As always, we appreciate and encourage your support of the brands that make this site possible.
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