Chewy White Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.75 cups butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 beaten egg
• 0.25 cups molasses
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
• 0.5 teaspoons nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 1 package white chocolate chips , 12 ounce
• 0.5 cups white sugar , for rolling

Instructions

1. 1

   Beat butter and 1 cup of sugar together in a mixing bowl until smooth; stir in beaten egg and molasses.

2. 2

   Whisk flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt together in another large bowl; stir the flour mixture into the molasses mixture by half cupfuls. Stir in white chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.

3. 3

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4. 4

   Scoop up a generous spoonful of dough, and roll it into a ball. Roll the ball in sugar; place onto an ungreased baking sheet and flatten slightly. Sprinkle a little sugar onto the cookie, if desired. Repeat for the rest of the cookies.

5. 5

   Bake cookies in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 1 minute before removing to finish cooling on racks.