How to Prepare Delicious Soft Ginger Cookies

Soft Ginger Cookies. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Combine flour, ginger, soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. These soft Gingerbread Cookies get more compliments than any other cookie recipes I have ever made. You can cook Soft Ginger Cookies using 13 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Soft Ginger Cookies

1. You need 2 1/4 Cups of Plain AP Flour.
2. It's 2 Tsp of Ground Ginger.
3. Prepare 1 Tsp of Ground Nutmeg.
4. It's 1/2 Tsp of Ground Cloves.
5. Prepare 1/4 Tsp of Salt.
6. You need 1 Tsp of Baking Powder.
7. You need 3/4 Cup of Unsalted Butter (soft).
8. Prepare 1 Cup of White Sugar.
9. Prepare 1/2 Cup of Soft Brown Sugar.
10. You need 1 Tbsp of Black treacle (Can use Molasses).
11. You need 1 of Large Egg.
12. You need 1 Tbls of Cold Water.
13. Prepare 3-4 Tbls of Sugar for Coating.

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Soft Ginger Cookies instructions

1. Preheat oven to 140 degrees C. Sift together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt..
2. In a large bowl, cream together the Butter and Both sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and treacle. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture. Shape dough into small sized balls - About 1.5 Tsps full. Roll them in the remaining sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and flatten slightly..
3. Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Then Turn around the tray and bake for another 4 mins until nice and brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely..

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