Ginger Molasses Cookies
Easy ginger molasses cookies recipe with no butter, no shortening, no oil, no egg yolks, homemade with simple ingredients. Crispy on the outside but soft and chewy on the inside. Packed with candied ginger, fresh ginger and ground spices.
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 132kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- ¼ cup Applesauce Use baby food applesauce
- ⅓ cup Molasses
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Finely grated
- 2 Egg whites From large egg, Room temperature
- 2¼ cups All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Allspice
- ¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon Ground cloves
- ¼ cup Candied ginger Finely chopped
- 1 cup Cinnamon sugar For rolling cookie dough balls
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add brown sugar, applesauce, molasses, fresh ginger and mix until smooth.
- Add egg whites and mix again.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, black pepper and ground clove.
- Dump the dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
- Stir in candied ginger.
- Chill the dough for 3 hours.
- Scoop out small portions of the dough and form little balls. Roll them in a bowl of cinnamon sugar and place on a baking tray, lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 13-15 minutes or until the edges have set.
- Let them cool and enjoy.
Notes
- Please note that you are only using egg whites. Do not add whole eggs because that will make the dough wet and sticky.
- Don't omit chilling the dough because it prevents the cookies from over-spreading during baking.
- Line your baking trays with parchment paper to prevent the cookies from sticking to the pan.
- Use freshly grated ginger rather than ground ginger powder because it tastes better and is also more fragrant and aromatic.
- Read additional tips and variations above.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
- This recipe is slightly modified from David Lebovitz's recipe. He modified his recipe from Ina Garten (The Barefoot Contessa) and I have modified it further by reducing the spices, so as to suit my own taste buds.
Nutrition
Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 103mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg