Print: Oma's Ginger Cookies

These little cookies are my grandmother's specialty. Perfect to keep in the freezer for later as well! I used to make these all the time with my grandmother, now I get a huge basket of them for every holiday and birthday! In my grandmother's instructions, it tells you to sift some of the ingredients. It makes for a nicer batter, but I don't own a sifter and it's not particularly necessary, I used a whisk or a fork to turn and fluff the dry ingredients before adding.

Prep

17 min

Cook

32 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

1.13 cups white sugar , divided, or as needed
0.75 cups butter
4 tablespoons molasses
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon , divided, or as needed
1 teaspoon ground cloves
0.25 teaspoons salt
0.25 teaspoons ground nutmeg

Instructions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 cookie sheets.
2 Beat 1 cup sugar, butter, molasses, and egg together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer.
3 Sift flour, baking soda, ginger, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, cloves, salt, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Beat into butter mixture until combined.
4 Combine 1/8 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Roll cookies in the sugar-cinnamon mixture to coat. Place on the prepared cookie sheet.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until golden and edges are set, about 11 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool at least 5 minutes before serving or storing.

Nutrition per serving

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