Description
These delightful Ginger Christmas Cookies are a cross between sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies! These delectable treats are the perfect combination of warmth, spice, and sweetness, making them a festive addition to any cookie platter.
Ingredients
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- ¾ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ½ cup granulated Sugar
- ½ cup light Brown Sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2-1/2 tsp ground ginger
- ¾ tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp whole milk
- 2-1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 12 oz white chocolate chips
- 1 bag colored candy melts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Using your stand mixer, cream sugars and butter until fluffy. Scrape down the sides.
- Add the egg, molasses, ginger, ground cloves, cinnamon, salt and milk.
- Cream again until combined again.
- Scrape the bowl down.
- Add the baking soda and flour and stir until just mixed. Do not over mix.
- Scoop the cookie dough (about 2 tablespoons) into hand and roll into a ball.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and lay these balls on there, at least 2” apart.
- Use the bottom of a glass and press down gently on each ball of cookie dough.
- Bake for 12 minutes, if needed rotate to the cookie sheet half way (depending on your oven)
- Remove from the oven and allow cookies to sit for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooking rack.
- Melt the white chocolate in a small bowl (big enough to dip a cookie in half way though)
- Dip each cookie to coat half of the cookie.
- Decorate each cookie as preferred using melted candy melts.