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Heather Wolf

Gingerdoodle Cookies

5 from 9 votes
Kick off cookie season with these soft and chewy Gingerdoodle Cookies. Perfectly spiced and rolled in sugar, these part-gingerbread, part-snickerdoodle cookies are totally delicious.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 26 cookies
Course: Cookies and Bars
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Gingerdoodle Cookies
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour unbleached
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt fine
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Method
 

Gingerdoodle Cookies
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, spices and salt. Set aside.
  3. Beat butter and both sugars with an electric mixer until light and creamy, approximately 2 minutes.
  4. Add egg, molasses and vanilla then beat until incoporated.
  5. Reduce mixer speed to low, add dry ingredients to wet and mix until just combined. Set aside.
  6. Make the cinnamon sugar topping by stirring together 1/4 cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon in a small bowl.
  7. Using a 1-tablespoon sized cookie scoop, scoop dough into round balls, roll balls in cinnamon sugar then place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet spaced 2 inches apart.
  8. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are just set and the centers are still soft.
  9. Remove cookies from oven, sprinkle tops with additional cinnamon sugar then allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a rack to cool completely.
  10. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.