🍪✨ Triple Ginger Cookies
Bold, spicy, and deeply flavorful—these cookies use three forms of ginger (ground, fresh, and candied) for a warm, bakery-style treat with chewy centers and slightly crisp edges.
🛒 Ingredients:
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp cloves (optional, for extra warmth)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped candied ginger
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (for rolling)
👩🍳 Instructions:
1. Preheat oven
Set to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Mix dry ingredients
In a bowl, whisk flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, and salt.
3. Cream butter & sugar
In another bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Add molasses, egg, fresh ginger, and vanilla. Mix well.
4. Combine
Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture.
Fold in chopped candied ginger.
5. Shape cookies
Scoop dough into balls (about 1–2 tbsp each).
Roll in granulated sugar and place on baking sheet.
Flatten slightly.
6. Bake
Bake for 10–12 minutes, until:
- Edges are set
- Centers remain soft and slightly cracked
7. Cool
Let cool on baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to rack.
🍽️ Serve with:
- Hot tea or coffee
- Milk
- Vanilla ice cream (for dessert version)
🔥 Flavor profile:
- 🌶️ Warm, spicy ginger kick
- 🍯 Deep molasses sweetness
- 🍪 Chewy center, crisp edges
- ✨ Bits of sweet, chewy candied ginger
🔄 Variations:
- 🍫 Add white or dark chocolate chips
- 🍊 Add orange zest for brightness
- 🥜 Add chopped nuts for crunch
- ❄️ Drizzle with icing glaze
- 🧈 Brown butter version for deeper flavor
💡 Tips:
- Don’t overbake—soft centers = perfect texture
- Fresh ginger adds a real zing—don’t skip it
- Chill dough 30 minutes if it’s too soft
- Molasses gives that classic chewy richness
If you want, I can also give you a soft bakery-style jumbo version, crispy gingersnap variation, or holiday gift box cookie assortment ideas.