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Soft & Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

1 hr 35 min serves 24 November 16, 2020

Soft & Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
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Sugar, spice and everything nice… These cookies, specially created by King Arthur, are the ideal seasonal treat full of comforting holiday flavors like molasses, cinnamon and ginger.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (227g) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup (198g) sugar
  • ¼ cup (85g) molasses + ¼ cup ginger syrup, recipe below
  • 2¼ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1¼ tsp cinnamon
  • 1¼ tsp cloves or allspice
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 large Vital Farms Pasture-Raised Eggs
  • 3½ cups (418g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • Sugar for coating
  • 2 cups (184g) fresh ginger root, unpeeled, cut into ¼ inch slices
  • 1¾ cups (350g) sugar
  • 1¾ cups water

Instructions

  1. In a large, heavy saucepan, bring the ginger, sugar, and water to a boil.
  2. Boil for 45 to 60 minutes or until it registers 220 F on an instant read thermometer
  3. Remove the pan from the burner and carefully strain the syrup into a heat-safe container. Store in the refrigerator indefinitely (yields about 1 cup). You can use the extra syrup to get creative with other recipes, like a holiday themed cocktail, salad dressing or poured over pancakes!
  4. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
  5. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  6. Beat in the molasses, ¼ cup of the ginger syrup, baking soda, salt, and spices.
  7. Add the Vital Farms Pasture-Raised Eggs, beating well between each to make sure everything is incorporated.
  8. Stir in the King Arthur All-Purpose flour.
  9. Scoop the soft dough into 1 1/2″ balls; (a tablespoon cookie scoop works well here) and roll them in granulated sugar, coarse sugar, or pearl sugar.
  10. Space the cookies on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 1/2″ between them.
  11. Bake for 8- 10 minutes. The centers will look soft and puffy; that’s OK.
  12. Remove the cookies from the oven and cool them on the pan for 10 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.
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