Gingerbread Cookies Without Molasses
Soft, chewy and delicious gingerbread cookie recipe without molasses
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 89kcal
Cost: $2
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon clove
- ½ cup butter salted, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg large
Instructions
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour (2 ½ cups), baking soda (1 tsp), salt (1 tsp), cinnamon (1 tsp), ginger (2 tsp), nutmeg (¼ tsp), and clove (⅛ tsp) until mixed then set the bowl aside.
- In a seperate bowl or stand mixer, beat together the butter (½ cup) and dark brown sugar (1 cup) until combined.
- Add vanilla (2 tsp) and egg; beat until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture one cup at a time until completely combined and dough has been formed.
- Cover the dough, and chill for at least one hour, or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Roll the chilled dough between two pieces of parchment paper to about ¼ inch thickness.
- Remove the top piece of parchment paper, and cut the cookie shapes using your favorite cookie cutters, leaving about ¼ to ½ inch space between.
- Pull away excess dough around the cut shapes and reserve for re-rolling.
- Transfer the cookies on the parchment paper to a baking sheet by lifting up the parchment paper on both ends and moving to the baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 7-9 minutes until edges are golden and centers are set.
- Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and cool completely.
- Repeat with remaining dough until all of the cookies have been formed and baked.
- Decorate as desired and enjoy.
Notes
The dough:
- Dark brown sugar has additional molasses in it, so it helps to replace the molasses flavor. For a milder taste, use light brown sugar.
- Soften butter at room temperature, or use a safe quick-soften method.
- The cookie dough can be portioned out onto a baking tray using a scoop and drop method for round cookies.
- Intricate cookie cutter shapes require the dough to be rolled out thinner, closer to one-eight of an inch thick.
- Simple shapes, like gingerbread men, can be cut from ¼ inch thick dough while still preserving the shape.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg