Description
Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies: Warm, cozy, and festive gingerbread flavor in soft, chewy centers with crackly powdered sugar tops. Made with molasses and holiday spices (ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg) for classic Christmas flavor, these cookies stay tender inside and crinkle beautifully on the outside. Ideal for cookie swaps, gifting, and easy holiday baking—stash in tins, freeze dough for later, and share festive treats with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup granulated sugar, for rolling
- ½ cup powdered sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, molasses, and vanilla extract, mixing until fully combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Chill dough for 1 hour to make it easier to handle.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll dough into balls, roll in granulated sugar, then generously coat in powdered sugar.
- Place on baking sheets, spacing apart.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until cookies spread and crinkle.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- Chill the dough for 1 hour to make it easier to roll.
- Store baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Can be frozen baked cookies or dough for up to 1 month.
- The crackled tops come from rolling in both granulated and powdered sugar.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10–12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 8 mg
Keywords: Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies, gingerbread cookies, crinkle cookies, holiday cookies, Christmas cookies, molasses cookies, festive cookies, easy gingerbread cookies