Description
Irresistible gingerbread crinkle cookies bring winter warmth with their rich molasses and warming spices. Powdered sugar coating creates delightful cracks, inviting you to savor these classic holiday treats straight from grandma’s kitchen.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 1/4 cups (280g, 10 ounces) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (170g, 6 ounces) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- 1 cup (200g, 7 ounces) granulated sugar
Spices and Seasonings:
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet and Rolling Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (60 milliliters, 2 fluid ounces) unsulfured molasses
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (100g, 3.5 ounces) granulated sugar (for rolling)
- 1/2 cup (60g, 2 ounces) confectioners sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Craft a luscious dough by whisking together flour, warming spices, leavening agent, and sodium chloride in a medium vessel.
- Create a silky base in a larger bowl by blending liquefied butter with granulated crystals until harmonious. Incorporate sticky molasses, farm-fresh egg, and aromatic vanilla, stirring until seamlessly unified.
- Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, mixing minimally to maintain a tender texture. Anticipate a supple, slightly adhesive consistency.
- Encase the dough in clingy membrane and hibernate in refrigeration for a minimum of two hours, allowing flavors to meld and texture to firm.
- Orchestrate oven temperature to 350°F, positioning racks to accommodate culinary creation. Dress baking surfaces with parchment or silicone guardians.
- Excavate tablespoon-proportioned dough spheres, rolling each through granulated then powdered sugar landscapes to achieve a frost-kissed exterior.
- Arrange sugar-dusted orbs on prepared surfaces, providing ample breathing room between each cookie.
- Transmute in heated chamber for 10-12 minutes until edges slightly crisp and surfaces display characteristic fracture patterns. Centers should remain delightfully tender.
- Pause baking process, allowing cookies to rest momentarily on scorching sheet before migrating to cooling architecture, where they’ll complete their transformative journey.
Notes
- Prevent spreading by chilling the dough thoroughly, helping cookies maintain their shape and texture during baking.
- Ensure even coating of sugars by gently rolling dough balls, creating a beautiful crackled exterior with defined white and dark contrasts.
- Adjust spice levels by increasing or decreasing ground ginger, cinnamon, or adding nutmeg for personalized flavor intensity.
- Transform into gluten-free version by substituting all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, maintaining the cookie’s soft, tender crumb.
- Prep Time: 135 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes (per batch)
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 153
- Sugar: 16 g
- Sodium: 83 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg