Description
Delightful Swedish Ginger Cookies for Cozy Moments
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups pastry flour (or 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour and ¼ cup cornstarch)
- 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.5 teaspoons ground ginger
- 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoons ground cloves
- 0.75 cups butter (softened)
- 0.75 cups sugar (adjust to taste)
- 0.25 cups molasses
- 1 large egg (binds the ingredients)
- 0.5 cups granulated sugar (more if needed for coating)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk the pastry flour (or the all-purpose flour and cornstarch blend), baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer, combine the softened butter, sugar, and molasses. Mix at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Lower the speed and add the egg, mixing until fully incorporated.
- Gently add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, blending on low speed until just combined. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours or up to one day, or freeze for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pour granulated sugar into a small bowl.
- Remove a portion of the dough from the refrigerator, roll into balls about ¾ inch in diameter, and dip in sugar to coat. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Press each ball down with a flat-bottomed glass dipped in sugar to flatten to about ¼ inch thick.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are just set. Let cool completely on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Swedish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg