These easy gingerbread drops are so good and perfect this time of year! We’ve taken out the shortening and made a few revisions for a delicious holiday cookie!
Hello Friends! It’s the prime baking season and we love baking treats this time of year. I am happy to say that shopping is nearly done and now it is all about baking and socializing. This is an update from a recipe I posted a few years ago and is still a favorite.
Today I am sharing an easy cookie recipe. These cookies are soft and moist and are great during the holiday season. They are one of my daughter’s favorite cookies ever. These cookies are great for making gingerbread men and are known as molasses crinkles, as well.
What is great about these cookies is that you can use them two ways. I like to use them for drop cookies and used the other half of the dough for a rolled cookie. These go great with a cold glass of milk.
They are perfect for cookie exchanges, desserts or cookies for Santa. Light and just chewy enough, they encompass everything spice and nice for the holiday season. We like to make cookie platters and take them to friends and neighbors during the holiday season.
Speaking of cookies, be sure to check out these great cookie recipes:
- Soft Snickerdoodles – light cinnamon cookies that are like air!
- Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe – delicious and perfect!
- Simple Lemon Cookies – light and just tart enough!
Tips for these cookies:
Use parchment paper for easy cleanup.
Roll dough in sugar before baking for a nice crinkle-top
Easy Ginger Cookies Recipe
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoons of salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
2 tablespoons sugar for dipping dough
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix butter, sugar (except for that for dipping), egg, and molasses. Stir in remaining ingredients. Roll dough into balls about the size of a quarter in diameter. Roll balls in sugar before baking.
Bake 10-12 minutes. Let cookies cool.
If you like, you can top with powdered sugar or frost with some buttercream icing. Even without icing these cookies are delicious.
What is your family’s favorite cookie?
Sharon says
December 11, 2012 at 10:00 amThese look absolutely delicious! I’m going to put them on my list of cookies to make! :)!
Organizedisland says
December 11, 2012 at 8:23 pmThank you Sharon! I think you will enjoy them!
Meg Hodson says
December 11, 2012 at 10:55 pmJust found you on the Monday Mingle. Great site! I followed the site via Blog Lovin and Twitter. Would love a follow back.
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Thanks!
Organizedisland says
December 12, 2012 at 5:48 pmThanks Meg!
Amy P says
December 12, 2012 at 6:53 amReally easy cookie recipe. My kids would love making these. Delicious.
Organizedisland says
December 12, 2012 at 5:50 pmThank you Amy, they are really simple and tasty too!
The Dose of Reality says
December 12, 2012 at 11:33 amOOOOOH!!! They looks so delicious. I really want to make these. I love a soft cookie. I feel like I risk breaking a tooth on the majority of Christmas cookies out there. Yum!!
Organizedisland says
December 12, 2012 at 5:50 pmLOL! Yes, I know what you mean – these are really soft!
Desiree says
December 12, 2012 at 2:48 pmThese look great! Heading home for the holidays, and these will be perfect to whip up.
Found (and following on G+) you via a little blog hopping this afternoon. Would love for you to swing by
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Happy Wednesday!!
Teri @ The Freshman Cook says
December 12, 2012 at 6:08 pmStopping by from Wicked Good Wednesdays. These look incredible! I will definitely be making these!
Organizedisland says
December 13, 2012 at 5:34 pmThanks for stopping by Teri!
Bonny @ thedomesticatedprincess.com says
December 12, 2012 at 11:07 pmI love gingerbread cookies, and this recipe sounds super yummy! I hope you’ll link up to our Holiday Cookie Recipe Swap at http://thedomesticatedprincess.blogspot.com/2012/12/holiday-cookie-recipe-swap-week-4.html
Organizedisland says
December 13, 2012 at 5:47 pmThanks for letting me know about the swap 🙂
Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking & More says
December 18, 2012 at 5:59 amRaquel,
I love gingerbread and it is so perfect for the holidays! I never would have thought to drizzle them with the icing though, great idea! Thanks for sharing them at Wicked Good Wednesdays! See you tomorrow!
Organizedisland says
December 18, 2012 at 6:46 amThank you Lynne! Yes, I will see you tomorrow 🙂
Tamara Bowman says
December 17, 2018 at 10:16 amGood question! I like anything with sprinkles but I would say that Cassidy‘s favorite cookie is a gingerbread cookie. And having it all soft and perfect is the best.
Raquel says
December 17, 2018 at 9:37 pmSprinkles rule!!