Crinkled Ginger Molasses Cookies
Soft and chewy, these bakery-worthy (but easy to make!) vegan ginger molasses cookies are made with ground ginger AND fresh ginger and have the perfect sparkling, crinkled exterior. This easy cookie recipe makes 24 delicious cookies, ready in 1 hour including chilling time!
Equipment
- handheld beaters stand mixer, or a LOT of elbow grease
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups flour I like 1 cup each white and whole wheat
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger add ½ tsp extra if not using fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup vegan butter or baking sticks I use Earth Balance, let soften for 10 min.
- ½ lightly packed cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup fancy molasses NOT blackstrap molasses
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For rolling
- ¼ cup cane sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ (176℃). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and salt in a medium bowl.
- Using handheld beaters or a stand mixer, whip the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add the molasses and vanilla and mix until well-incorporated.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, and beat until starting to come together. Form into a dough ball and chill for 30 minutes.
- Scoop approximately 1 tablespoon (15 ml) - I like a cookie scoop for this! - and roll into a ball. Roll in the sugar and gently press down on the cookie sheet to about ½ inch (1 cm) thickness. You should have room for all 24 cookies on a large cookie sheet, they don't spread much.
- Bake for 11 - 12 minutes until tops are crinkled, dry and (still!) soft. The cookies aren’t fully cooked at this point, but that’s what you want so they stay chewy! Place the baking sheet on a cooling rack and let cool to room temperature (they cook further as they cool)
- Once cool, store in an airtight container so they stay soft and chewy.