Gingerbread Cookies with Warm Spice and Crisp Edges
These gingerbread cookies balance deep molasses flavor with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Chill the dough, roll it evenly, and bake until the edges are set for cookies that hold their shape while staying pleasantly tender.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour plus more for rolling
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Instructions
- Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
- Beat butter and sugar, then mix in molasses, egg, and vanilla.
- Mix in dry ingredients, divide, wrap, and chill 45 minutes.
- Heat oven to 350°F, roll dough 1/4 inch thick, and cut shapes.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes until edges are set and centers are slightly soft.
- Cool five minutes on sheets, then cool completely on a rack.