Soft Ginger & Cinnamon Cookies
These Soft Ginger & Cinnamon Cookies are a great make ahead and freeze cookie. A crisp exterior and a chewy soft center filled filled with ginger and cinnamon flavours. A great addition to a Christmas cookie platter.
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 113kcal
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter at room temperature
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- extra sugar for rolling the cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 C. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl, sift together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
- In the bowl of your electric mixer, mix the butter and both sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg until just combined.
- Stir in the flour mixture until combined and a dough forms. About a minute.
- Form into one inch balls, roll in sugar and place about 2 inches apart on a baking tray.
- Gently flatten each ball with your fingers.
- Place the unbaked cookies in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
- Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until slightly golden and crispy the edges and soft in the middle.
- Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack. Cookies will set as they cool.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Soft Ginger & Cinnamon Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 113
Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 100mg4%
Potassium 19mg1%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 150IU3%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.