Easy Homemade Soft Ginger Cookies

Name: Easy Homemade Soft Ginger Cookies
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 18 min
Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter (softened); 1 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 2.25 cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar

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Today we’re going to show you how to make some delicious holiday treats with out EASY HOMEMADE SOFT GINGER COOKIES! This recipe is fabulous, not a ton of work and will fill your kitchen with the warm smell of holiday goodness. And just so you’ll know: These cookies are are sure to become your new Christmas favorites!

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Your cookie scoop is going to be invaluable with these cookies because it helps you work the cookie into a ball before you even get it out of the bowl. The true secret to this recipe, though, is cinnamon sugar! Rolling your formed cookies in the cinnamon sugar makes that magical texture and extra flavor!

Be sure to take a look at our CINNAMON FIDDLESTICK COOKIES recipe for another holiday cookie favorite!

Ingredients

Simple ingredients and easy cookie preparation with the added magic of cinnamon sugar! Let’s get going!

What You’ll Need

Butter – a must have for any good cookie, room temp only, not too softened.
White sugar and salt – for sweetness, we get all our flavor from our other components.
One egg – to bind the cookies.
Maple syrup – its not just for pancakes!
Ground ginger, cinnamon and cloves – our complete flavor combo.
All purpose flour and baking soda – to give us that soft texture.

See recipe card for full ingredient list and quantities.

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Why You Will Love These Easy Homemade Soft Ginger Cookies

Spread the joy! – Nothing spreads joy like the gift of homemade cookies! These particular cookies happen to spread an extra amount of joy!
The smell of the holidays! -These cookies will fill your kitchen with the lovely smell of the holidays. An added benefit!
Great to “make and take” – Cool your cookies, pack ’em up and take them to your next family gathering or fun event.

Instructions

Probably the easiest and tastiest cookie you will find! Rolling them in cinnamon sugar really takes them over the top! Preheat the oven to 350°

A person holds a small bowl of granulated sugar above a mixing bowl with cubed butter. Other ingredients like flour, powdered sugar, and an egg are arranged on a wooden counter.

In a large mixing bowl, add softened butter and sugar. Mix until light and fluffy.

A person holds a small glass bowl with a cracked egg above a mixing bowl containing a creamed mixture. An electric hand mixer, a container of flour, and a container of powdered sugar are nearby on a wooden surface.

Mix in the egg.

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And maple syrup just until combined.

A person holds a container of ground ginger above a mixing bowl filled with a white powder, likely flour, on a wooden countertop. Other ingredients and a stand mixer are also visible.

For our dry ingredients, add flour to a mixing bowl. Add in ground ginger.

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Baking soda.

Ground cinnamon.

A person holding a container of ground cloves over a wooden cutting board, with kitchen tools, a teaspoon, a food processor, and ingredient containers visible on the counter.

And ground cloves. Mix or sift well.

A person adds dry ingredients from a measuring cup into a bowl of yellow batter on a wooden countertop, with a stand mixer and various utensils nearby.

Add to wet ingredients and mix just until a dough forms. I usually do this in two stages.

A person uses a hand mixer to blend flour into dough in a large white mixing bowl. A spatula in a smaller bowl with dough residue is nearby, and a parchment-lined baking sheet is on the right.

Mix in the second stage of dry ingredients. Your dough will be loose but can be compacted easily.

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Add in salt, if you didn’t already like me!

A person holds a container of ground cinnamon above a tray lined with parchment paper. A mixing bowl with cookie dough and a cookie scoop are nearby on a wooden surface.

To a small bowl, add the cinnamon sugar. Set aside.

A person holding a cookie scoop over a bowl of dough, preparing to form cookies. A tray lined with parchment paper and a small bowl of cinnamon sugar sit on a wooden surface nearby.

Portion out cookies with a scoop and form into balls.

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Roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar.

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Place on a cookie sheet fitted with parchment paper.

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Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes just until the tops and edges are brown. Cool on the pan a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy!

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These cookies come out of the oven looking just gorgeous and will have your whole kitchen smelling amazing and just like Christmas! As soon as you break one open you’ll feel the crispy outside and see that moist inner part of the cookie. They’ll give you all the warm fuzzies of the season and are sure to make people smile everywhere you take them!

Substitutions & Variations

With this recipe, I can think of a few customizations to help get you going.

Sugar – A sugar substitute will be ok for this recipe, if you’re looking to make them a little more healthy.
Flour – We use all-purpose flour for these cookies, but a white whole wheat flour or superfine almond flour will work as well.
Spices – We love this recipe’s spice balance, but feel free to vary the amounts to your taste. Extra ginger or crystalized ginger can give them more flavor and a little more snap!

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Helpful Equipment

I love to share recipes that have no special equipment required, but here are some things that will make this recipe easier!

MY FAVORITE HAND MIXER
AN AWESOME COOKIE SCOOP
MY FAVORITE LARGE MIXING BOWL

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Make Ahead and Storage Tips

Make ahead of time: These cookies are great to make ahead for friends, family and events! Let them fully cool, pop them in a container and take ’em along!
Storage: You can store your cooled cookies in an airtight container for up to five days at room temperature. You can also freeze your cookies on a sheet overnight, transfer them to an airtight container and keep them in the freezer for up to two months.

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Easy Homemade Soft Ginger Cookies

Our Easy Homemade Soft Ginger Cookies are sure to become your new Christmas favorites and give you all the warm fuzzies of the season!

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 13

Total Time 18

Serving Size cookies

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup maple syrup
2.25 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cinnamon sugar

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine, butter and sugar and cream with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the egg and maple syrup and mix until combined.
3/4 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1/4 cup maple syrup
Add in the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
2.25 cups all purpose flour, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/4 teaspoon salt
Using a cookie scoop, roll out balls of equal size, roll in a small dish filled with cinnamon sugar and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or silicone mat. Bake 12-15 minutes just until edges have browned. Cool 10 to 15 minutes.
1/4 cup cinnamon sugar

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Notes

*Pro Tip – to prevent a flat cookie, make sure your butter is not TOO soft. You only want to be able to make an indention when pressing with your finger. If your butter appears to be melting, it is too soft and will cause your cookies to spread.

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🍴 PRO TIP!

If you want to make things a little easier during mixing, you can cube your soft butter. This will help things come together easier and you can get straight to making those cookies! Remember, though, if your butter mixes in too fast, then that butter is too soft!