Oma's Ginger Cookies

These little cookies are my grandmother's specialty. Perfect to keep in the freezer for later as well! I used to make these all the time with my grandmother, now I get a huge basket of them for every holiday and birthday! In my grandmother's instructions, it tells you to sift some of the ingredients. It makes for a nicer batter, but I don't own a sifter and it's not particularly necessary, I used a whisk or a fork to turn and fluff the dry ingredients before adding.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 139 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• ¾ cup butter
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 tablespoons molasses
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 ⅛ cups white sugar, divided, or as needed
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 cookie sheets.

Step 2

Beat 1 cup sugar, butter, molasses, and egg together in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer.

Step 3

Sift flour, baking soda, ginger, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, cloves, salt, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Beat into butter mixture until combined.

Step 4

Combine 1/8 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Roll cookies in the sugar-cinnamon mixture to coat. Place on the prepared cookie sheet.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden and edges are set, about 11 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool at least 5 minutes before serving or storing.