Description
Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies are soft, festive treats loaded with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and a hint of cloves. They crack into snowy crinkles as they bake, revealing a chewy, warmly spiced center. Rolled in a dusting of granulated sugar and powdered sugar, these cookies shimmer on holiday plates and make perfect gifts, swaps, or cozy nights by the tree. Chilling the dough deepens flavor and bakes with extra crinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for rolling)
- ½ cup powdered sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add molasses, egg, and vanilla; beat until smooth.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Cover dough and chill for at least 2 hours, or overnight for deeper flavor.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Coat each in granulated sugar first, then in powdered sugar.
- Arrange cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, until cookies are cracked and set around the edges but soft in the center.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Chill time is essential for deep flavor and crinkle cracking.
- Yields about 24 cookies.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 5 days; freeze baked cookies for longer storage or freeze dough for future baking.
- Dough can be prepared a day ahead and kept chilled until ready to bake.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10–12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
Keywords: Gingerbread Crinkle Cookies, gingerbread cookies, molasses cookies, holiday cookies, Christmas cookies, spiced cookies, soft cookies, crinkle cookies, festive baking, winter treats