Chewy Ginger Orange Cookies
These Chewy Ginger Orange Cookies are soft, pillowy, and packed with warm spiced ginger and bright orange zest. Made with crystallized ginger and rolled in turbinado sugar, they stay soft for up to a week and are perfect for holiday gifting.
Servings 24 cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger
- Additional sugar to roll dough in
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla extract, molasses, and orange zest.¾ cup unsalted butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup light brown sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ cup molasses, 1 teaspoon orange zest
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the molasses mixture, and stir together until completely combined, taking care not to over-mix. Fold in the crystallized ginger.2¼ cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger
- Place dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before forming balls to make it easier to work with.
- Roll them in the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet, and flatten slightly.Additional sugar
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Cookie Butter Stuffed Soft Ginger Cookies and Allrecipes
