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Chewy Ginger Cookies

November 12, 2015 Updated on February 26, 2020 By Erin 9 Comments This post contains affiliate links.

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Soft batch style ginger cookies, yes please! This easy recipe for Chewy Ginger Cookies is made with Clove, Cinnamon Bark, and Ginger Essential Oils. The flavor is so much brighter and more robust than when made with dried spices!

While we love to make gingerbread cookies to decorate during the holidays, I much prefer a softer, chewier cookie to enjoy with a glass of milk after dinner. These are those cookies…they give you the taste of gingerbread cookies, but without the crisp.

And, they are made with essential oils in the batter! 🙂


Easy Recipe for Chewy Ginger Cookies from RecipeswithEssentialOils.com

One thing to note that is very important about this recipe…the “Chill Time” for the dough. Please, please, please chill the dough for an hour once you mix it all together. Baking these Ginger Cookies when the dough is warm isn’t a good idea, I promise. You’ll want to cool the dough for at least an hour in the fridge. If you do, they will come out perfectly chewy!

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And, if you aren’t using silicone baking mats when you bake, then you must try them and see the difference! Nothing sticks to it, you don’t need to pre-grease it (yay, for avoiding chemical sprays!), and they wipe off clean every time. And, you can use these instead of parchment paper, which is another great savings tip, since the silpat mats can be used more than 2000 times!

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Holiday Ginger Cookies

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: ginger cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Chill time: 1 hour
Total Time: 27 minutes
Servings: 3 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 drops Cinnamon Bark Vitality essential oil
  • 2 drops Clove Vitality essential oil
  • 4 drops Ginger Vitality essential oil
  • 4 cups flour
  • 4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • Coarse sugar for coating

Instructions

  • In a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in the eggs and molasses until loose batter forms.
  • Add the drops of Cinnamon Bark, Clove and Ginger essential oils to the wet batter and stir through.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and combine until hard dough forms.
  • Cover and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Form cookie dough into 1 1/2″ balls and roll in the coarse sugar.
  • Place on baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until soft and chewy.
  • Serve Holiday Ginger Cookies.

Notes

Adapted from: Gimme Some Oven

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 177kcal

Chewy Ginger Cookies

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Filed Under: Cooking, Dessert, Recipes Tagged With: cinnamon bark, clove, ginger, vitality

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Comments

  1. Cam says

    July 22, 2016 at 2:01 pm

    This recipe is way off. Ended up with one big flat cookie. Hmmm …. Looking back I think the mistake maybe the baking soda? I was able to salvage due to my handy dandy biscuit cutter and now I’m hoping they crisp up a bit. Flavor good but very buttery and just not a good recipe.

    Reply
    • Beth K says

      July 26, 2016 at 1:13 am

      I’m sorry that the recipe didn’t work for you, Cam. Did you follow the step about refrigerating the dough for at least an hour to let it firm up before baking?

      Reply
      • Cam says

        July 29, 2016 at 12:03 am

        Yes I did. Just spread into one cookie.

        Reply
  2. Jennie says

    September 20, 2017 at 12:08 pm

    Unfortunatley I had the same problem. Chilled the dough for 24 hours prior to baking. Could not roll the dough into balls. It was too gooey and sticky. I sprinkled sugar onto the cookies after plopping the dough onto the cookie sheet. They turned out very fluffy like a cake but not the chewy I was hoping for. Still tastes good. Which I knew where the recipe went wrong.

    Reply
  3. Laura says

    December 17, 2017 at 4:04 pm

    I have a question? What type of flour are you using? All-purpose, organic, etc.?
    Also, your ratio of Baking Soda to Flour seems a little high which might account for the big flat cookies from the other comments.
    Below is the general of thumb…

    To be on the safe side, use the following ratio: For every cup of flour in your recipe, use 1 to 1 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder or 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda. If your recipe uses both baking powder and soda, then try to maintain the ratio of one to the other as best you can.

    Reply
  4. Sunny Israelson says

    November 15, 2019 at 2:06 pm

    I just added another 1/2 cup flour, cook for 8 minutes and. Have great success. Everyone loves these and I’ve made four batches that all turned out great.

    Reply
  5. rachel says

    June 18, 2020 at 10:33 pm

    Best recipe, not sure why others had troubles, mine worked perfectly first go. My son even took this to school to bake for hospitality class…..no doubt there wont be any come home!

    Reply
  6. Edith says

    July 31, 2021 at 3:26 am

    I loved this recipe!!
    After reading the comments I decided I should stick to all the instructions and it turned out well. Some modifications I made:
    – substitute molasses with honey 1:1
    – used an ice cream scoop to measure out the cookie batter and plopped it right onto the cookie sheet
    – reduced the heat to 300°F for 11min (turns out crunchy – the way I liked it to be)

    I would totally make this over again with reduced sugar and more ginger for a stronger kick! Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe!

    Reply
    • Diana M says

      August 6, 2021 at 2:53 pm

      Thank you so much for sharing your tips!!!! I am going to try lowering the temperature at the end. So glad you enjoyed this recipe.

      Reply

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