Melt in your mouth soft and light Ginger Cookies without Molasses. These are perfect for snacks and tea.
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword ginger cookies, gingersnap cookies
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 10 minutesmins
Total Time 30 minutesmins
Servings 5people
Equipment
Oven
Baking Tray
Ingredients
2 tbspGround Ginger
1 ½cupAll-Purpose Flour
3/4cupButterroom temperature
3/4cupBrown Sugardark preferably
2tspBaking Powder
1Eggroom temperature
1/4cupWhite Sugargranulated
Instructions
Using a spatula, cream together butter, brown sugar, and white granulated sugar together in a mixing bowl until well combined.
Add 1 egg and mix in gently till well combined.
Next, add in the dry ingredients; all-purpose flour, baking powder and ground ginger.
Start by folding in gently into the batter then proceed with a thorough mix.
Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
Grab an ice-cream scoop to make cookie dough balls. Once each ball is made, gently roll in a plate of granulated sugar and place on the baking tray afterward. Repeat the process till all balls are formed and coated with sugar.
Gently press down each cookie ball into a flat round shape either with your hands or the bottom of a glass cup.
Place the tray along with the cookies in the fridge for a couple of hours.
How To Bake The Cookies
Preheat your oven to 350 F/ 175 C for about 15 - 20 minutes and at the same time, bring out the cookies from the fridge and let them rest while waiting for the oven to get hot.
Bake these cookies for 10 minutes and let them chill for 3 minutes bit before transferring them to a cooling rack. Serve or store!
Notes
1. An alternative of fresh ginger can be used in this recipe in place of ground ginger (See post for directions).