These Cookie Butter Stuffed Soft Ginger Cookies are big, soft and chewy ginger cookies filled with cookie butter! They stay incredibly soft for days and are super flavorful.
You guys. These cookies. These big, soft, chewy, super flavorful ginger cookies, that are stuffed with cookie butter and then rolled in sugar before being baked. Let’s talk about them for a bit.
I first made these before Christmas to give out in cookie-filled gift boxes to my friends. I posted a picture on Instagram, adoration ensued, and before I knew it, the cookies were out the door, with not one photo snapped of them besides the Instagram pics. Oops.
But really…that just meant I had an excuse to make these again. How could I not want to? Look at the dripping cookie butter!
I finally got around to whipping these up, after frequent reminders to remake them from my housemates…
…and they. are. so. good. This ginger cookie is just my kind of perfect. It’s totally flat and even, and looks like it would be crispy – but looks are deceiving. This cookie is chewy, and barely crisp around the edges, but seriously soft, and stays super soft and chewy and wonderful for daaaaays (if they last that long…unlikely). It’s also super flavorful, from the molasses and the spices, but not overbearing or too potent. The orange juice adds a nice, barely-there flavor, but feel free to sub water if you don’t have orange juice on hand.
And of course…the cookie butter! I love this stuff, and if you haven’t tried it, you’re missing out. Imagine spice cookies turned into a spread with the same consistency as peanut butter. I get it from Trader Joe’s, but a brand called Lotus makes the same thing called Biscoff Spread. Stuffed in the middle of these ginger cookies, the flavors play together so nicely and they bake perfectly, with the cookie butter spreading into a thin layer in the middle of the cookie.
Also, the way I put cookie butter into these cookies makes things a million times easier! Instead of trying to mess with this sticky dough getting all over my hands. I fill the cookie scoop half way, press a little indentation into that cookie dough, scoop the cookie butter into there, top it off with more cookie dough, and then roll it in the sugar and bake! Here’s some photos:
So, I could rave about these all day long, but I’ll just let you take these in. You should make them. Enjoy!
Cookie Butter Stuffed Soft Ginger Cookies
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/2 cup cookie butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the orange juice and molasses. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the molasses mixture, stir together until completely combined, take care not to overmix. Place dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before forming balls to make it easier to work with.
- Shape dough into walnut sized balls, and fill each cookie dough ball with about 1 teaspoon of cookie butter. You can do this by flattening the dough and pressing it around the cookie butter, or using a cookie scoop, make an indentation in the middle of the dough, place the cookie butter on in the indentation, and then cover with more cookie dough. Roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar.
- Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto an parchment-lined cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Emma | Fork & Good says
Wow. I love everything about this post! Oh man, I could do with one of those cookies. Thanks for finding me so I can now spend 6 hours going through your blog!
Rachel Conners says
Thanks so much, Emma!! :)
Beth @ bethcakes says
I am dying over these! I just stocked up on cookie butter over the weekend. (After going to TJ’s for the first time!) If I don’t eat it all directly out of the jar, I’m totally making these. Pinning! :)
Bev says
People ask me what I put cookie butter on. My answer? A spoon, of course!
Rachel says
Best answer!!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes) says
These cookies are incredible! I am so in love with cookie butter and made ice cream. Next I must try cookies!
Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says
Oh my word, these cookies. are. amazing.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
omigosh PHENOMENAL! I love how chewy and gooey they look!!!
Nora (A Clean Bake) says
Whoa. Stop everything (is what I am telling myself so I can go make these). While I truly believe there is no wrong way to eat cookie butter, this is undoubtedly the best!
Ruby Red Apron says
Yummm! These cookies have ALL the things I love. Love that gooey cookie butter filling! :D
Alessandra says
You NEVER cease to amaze me, Rachel! Love love love that they’re stuffed, and I can only imagine how good the dripping cookie butter in the middle must be!
Rachel Conners says
I wish you could try these, Alessandra! :) Thanks for all the compliments, lady.
Laura Dembowski says
These are ginger cookies taken to a whole new level. Love the idea of cookie butter in the middle so much!
Sarah | Broma Bakery says
I love that you made them ginger cookies. I’ve always thought that cookie butter has a slightly ginger-y taste, so I can only imagine how well the flavors work together. Pinned!
Medha (Whisk and Shout) says
Love the combo of ginger cookies and cookie butter! These must bring out the spice in both flavors so well :) I’m obsessed with your photos and totally all over this recipe. Pinned!
Marissa | Pinch and Swirl says
Somehow I still have not tried cookie butter! But these look so amazing, I’ve got to track some down.
Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps says
Girllll your desserts are just insane. Imagining how outrageously delicious these are!
Sharana @ Living The Sweet Life Blog says
OHHH MAAAANN!! These cookies are insane, they sound and look SO GOOD!!
[email protected] says
Oh my goodness, Rachel, these cookies are genius!
Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says
Rachel, this is the perfect cookie!!! I always have a hard time getting my cookies flat like this. . flat and chewy and with ginger and cookie butter. . oh my gawd, I am so picking up some cookie butter, like tomorrow!! gonna try these!!
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel says
Wow, these seriously sound SO YUMMY! Ginger cookies are one of my favorites, and though I’ve never actually had cookie butter I can only imagine it is PHENOMENAL hidden inside those little cookies!
Kathleen @ Yummy Crumble says
I love love love cookie butter! and you are a total genius with the tip on how to stuff they cookie butter in the dough. After seeing that my first thought was “duh! why didn’t I think of that!” :)
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says
And I’m so glad you DID make them again! Love these!
Olivia says
These look amazing! And I have a jar of cookie butter sitting in my cupboard unused (crazy, I know). Adding to the list-of-things-to-bake!
Christina @ Bake with Christina says
Omg those cookies look PERFECT! And I love cookie butter, so naturally I know I would love these cookies, haha! Pinned :)
Abby says
I adore these cookies, Rachel! I mean… cookie butter?! in a cookie?! love. :)
Phi @ The Sweetphi Blog says
You had me at stuffed cookie, and then these flavor combos? I can totally see them going together super well! They look fantastic!
A Taste Of Madness says
These look amazing! And what an awesome way to fill cookies! I need to get a cookie scoop now!
Rachel Conners says
Thanks so much. I don’t know what I’d do without my cookie scoop – if you make cookies a lot, it makes life so much easier!!
Lawyer Loves Lunch says
I could easily devour a jar of cookie butter so these cookies would really be my downfall :) I also love the photo styling in this post!
Rachael | Spache the Spatula says
Oh my god, that gooeyness in the center looks INSANE! I need these in my life!
Mir says
You pretty much had me at cookie butter, Rachel! These are fantastic. Cookie butter in cookies. Magnificent!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
I’m drooling over these cookies, Rachel! Cookie butter is my ultimate weakness (and addiction) so these look fantastic! I think I could devour the whole batch!
[email protected] and Heavenly Oven says
Holy COW do these ever look amazing!! I am seriously drooling over that gooey cookie butter filling–how genius is that?! I will take all those leftovers off your hands asap! :)