Description
Festive gingerbread crinkle cookies bring holiday cheer with their delightful spiced charm. Powdered sugar coating creates a beautiful contrast against rich molasses-infused dough, making these treats perfect for seasonal celebrations.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/3 cups dark brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1/2 cup unsulphured molasses
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Coating:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Prepare workstation by lining baking sheets with parchment paper and preheating oven to 375°F.
- Combine butter, brown sugar, and molasses in a mixing bowl, whipping until light and airy for approximately 3 minutes. Incorporate vanilla extract and milk, blending thoroughly.
- Gradually fold in flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and baking soda, mixing until ingredients are just integrated. The mixture might appear slightly crumbly initially.
- Using a cookie scoop, form rounded dough portions. Roll each ball generously in powdered and granulated sugars, ensuring complete coverage.
- Gently press cookie balls to slightly flatten, creating a more uniform shape. Refrigerate for 60 minutes to enhance flavor development and prevent excessive spreading.
- Transfer chilled cookies to prepared baking sheets, spacing them evenly to allow proper air circulation.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes until edges are set and tops display characteristic crackled appearance.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for 10 minutes, permitting gentle cooling and texture stabilization before transferring to wire rack.
Notes
- Adjust spice levels by increasing or decreasing ground ginger, cinnamon, and cloves to suit personal taste preferences.
- Ensure butter is softened at room temperature for smoother mixing and better cookie texture.
- Use blackstrap molasses for deeper, richer flavor if traditional molasses seems too mild.
- Gluten-free option works perfectly by substituting all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg