Best 5 Molasses Honey Ginger Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors with our irresistible Molasses Honey Ginger Cookies! These delectable treats are a captivating fusion of sweet, spicy, and chewy textures that will tantalize your taste buds. Expertly crafted with a harmonious blend of molasses, honey, and ginger, these cookies promise an unforgettable culinary experience. Embark on a delightful baking journey as we unveil the secrets behind these exceptional cookies, including variations such as gluten-free, vegan, and chewy molasses cookies, ensuring that every palate can savor their delectable goodness. Prepare to elevate your cookie game and create a batch of these extraordinary confections that will leave you and your loved ones utterly smitten.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

CHEWY GINGER MOLASSES COOKIES



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Molasses adds sweetness to these cookies and gives chewiness to every bite. Eat at least one warm right off the cooling rack with a tumbler of cold milk.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 15m

Yield Makes: about 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar, plus more for rolling
1/3 cup molasses
1 large egg

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Whisk the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  • Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until well combined, about 3 minutes. Add the molasses and egg and beat until lighter in color, about 3 minutes. Add the flour mixture and mix on low until well blended.
  • Using a tablespoon, form the dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar. Place each ball 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until golden and crackled, 12 to 15 minutes; the cookies will still be a little soft. Baking these in 3 batches one sheet at a time gets you the nice, crackly top. The second sheet of cookies can stay on the counter until ready to bake. Form the remaining dough, roll the balls in sugar and place on the now cooled first baking sheet. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, and then remove to a rack to cool completely.

GRANDMA'S® MOLASSES GINGER COOKIES



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Soft and chewy ginger cookies that will have everyone asking for more. Recipe courtesy of Sue Hoagland.

Provided by Grandma's Molasses

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Molasses Cookie Recipes

Time 8h30m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 ½ cups sugar, plus more for sprinkling
2 sticks butter, softened
¾ cup Grandma's® Original Molasses
1 egg
1 teaspoon Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
3 cups flour, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Spice Islands® Ground Nutmeg
1 teaspoon Spice Islands® Ground Cloves
1 tablespoon Spice Islands® Ground Ginger
1 tablespoon Spice Islands ® Ground Saigon Cinnamon

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, whip together sugar, butter, molasses, egg, and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and spices until dough comes together. Wrap well and refrigerate overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar to coat. Arrange on rimmed baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 109.6 calories, Carbohydrate 17.9 g, Cholesterol 13.6 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 47.2 mg, Sugar 11.1 g

ULTIMATE GINGER COOKIE



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Bake Ina Garten's Ultimate Ginger Cookie recipe from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network for a spiced treat intensified with molasses and crystallized ginger.

Provided by Ina Garten

Time 35m

Yield 16 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup dark brown sugar, lightly packed
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup unsulfured molasses
1 extra-large egg, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups chopped crystallized ginger (6 ounces)
Granulated sugar, for rolling the cookies

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and salt and then combine the mixture with your hands. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the brown sugar, oil, and molasses on medium speed for 5 minutes. Turn the mixer to low speed, add the egg, and beat for 1 minute. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula and beat for 1 more minute. With the mixer still on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the crystallized ginger and mix until combined.
  • Scoop the dough with 2 spoons or a small ice cream scoop. With your hands, roll each cookie into a 1 3/4-inch ball and then flatten them lightly with your fingers. Press both sides of each cookie in granulated sugar and place them on the sheet pans. Bake for exactly 13 minutes. The cookies will be crackled on the top and soft inside. Let the cookies cool on the sheets for 1 to 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

HONEY AND MOLASSES GINGERSNAPS



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Full of holiday flavor thanks to honey and molasses, these easy baked gingersnap cookies make a great gift or party dessert.

Provided by michellekb

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Gingersnap Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 large egg
2 ½ tablespoons molasses
2 ½ tablespoons honey
½ cup turbinado sugar (such as Sugar in the Raw®)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Combine flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
  • Beat white sugar, butter, and egg together in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add molasses and honey and beat for 1 minute. Slowly beat in flour mixture to combine.
  • Combine turbinado sugar and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon in a shallow bowl.
  • Roll dough into balls using a rounded teaspoon. Roll each in cinnamon-sugar mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Cool for 1 minute, then transfer to wire racks to finish cooling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79.6 calories, Carbohydrate 12.6 g, Cholesterol 11.5 mg, Fat 3 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 53.7 mg, Sugar 7.6 g

GINGER-MOLASSES COOKIES



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Think of these cookies as a cross between a gingerbread man and a chewy molasses cookie. Adding molasses gives them a softer texture with a decidedly adult, almost caramel flavor. Instead of rolling or slicing these cookies, this rich, soft dough is perfect for rolling into balls and coating in coarse sugar before baking. The dough can even be made up to 5 days ahead and refrigerated, or baked 2 days ahead and stored at room temperature.

Provided by Alison Roman

Categories     cookies and bars, dessert

Time 45m

Yield About 2 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 cups/435 grams all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1 1/2 cups/341 grams (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup/177 milliliters molasses
1/2 cup/100 grams granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
About 3/4 cup/165 grams pearl, Demerara or coarse sugar, for rolling
Do ahead: Cookie dough can be made 5 days ahead, refrigerated. Bring dough to room temperature before rolling. Cookies can be baked 2 days ahead, wrapped tightly and stored at room temperature.

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and allspice.
  • In another bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together butter, molasses and sugar on medium-high until the mixture is superlight, fluffy and pale, about 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract, and beat until everything is well combined, again stopping to scrape down bowl as necessary.
  • Add dry ingredients all at once, and mix on low speed until just incorporated.
  • Chill dough in refrigerator for 30 to 45 minutes, until firm enough to roll.
  • Heat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Using your hands, roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls, then roll them in coarse sugar. (Sanding sugar is festive, but turbinado or coarse sugar will do the trick as well.) If dough becomes too soft to roll, put back in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes. Place balls on a parchment-lined baking tray 2 inches apart and bake until the cookies are puffed, golden brown around the edges and baked through and the tops spring back slightly when touched, 12 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 249, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 33 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 105 milligrams, Sugar 19 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients: Freshly grated ginger, pure honey, and unsulphured molasses will give your cookies the best flavor.
  • Chill the dough before baking: This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing will make the cookies tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the cookies at a moderate temperature: This will help them bake evenly and prevent them from burning.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before storing them: This will help them keep their shape and flavor.

Conclusion:

These molasses honey ginger cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for the holiday season. They are easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you are looking for a cookie to bake with your family or a gift to give to friends, these cookies are sure to please.

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