Lunchbox Ginger Cookies

Whether you're making these for your child's lunch box (or your own!) or as a teacher's gift that will be much-appreciated, these ginger cookies will not disappoint.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 9 mins
• Total Time: 29 mins
• Calories: 94 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• cooking spray
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.25 cup dark molasses
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.5 cup canola oil
• 2.3333332538605 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 cup white sugar, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly coat 3 cookie sheets with cooking spray. Place white sugar in a small, shallow bowl.

Step 2

Combine brown sugar, canola oil, molasses, and egg in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until blended.

Step 3

Stir together flour, baking soda, ground ginger, grated ginger, cloves, salt, and cayenne pepper in a second bowl. Add flour mixture to the molasses-egg mixture. Blend well; dough will be quite thick. Dough may be refrigerated or shaped at this time.

Step 4

Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll lightly in white sugar. Place 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven, 1 sheet at a time, for exactly 9 minutes. Cookies will still be soft, but will become crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside as they cool.