Gingerdoodle Cookies
Ingredients
For the Ginger Cookie Dough:
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick, softened)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon ground
- 1/8 tsp cloves ground
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg ground
- 1/2 tsp ginger ground
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
For the Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough:
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick, softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the Cinnamon Sugar Coating:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbs cinnamon ground
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Prepare your ginger cookie dough:
- Cream together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Stir in your egg, vanilla, and molasses. Stir together for about 2 minutes until it turns a light brown color.
- Dump in remaining ingredients and mix together until just combined. Set aside
Prepare your snickerdoodle cookie dough:
- Cream together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add in your eggs and vanilla and mix.
- Dump in your remaining ingredients and stir everything together until just combined.
For the Gingerdoodle Cookies:
- Combine your cinnamon and sugar for your coating.
- Take 1 tablespoon-sized balls of each dough and stick together.
- Roll into balls and dip into the cinnamon sugar to coat.
- Place on a prepared cookie sheet and place in the oven to bake for about 8 minutes till cookies are lightly golden.
- Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes on cookie sheet before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
Gingerdoodle Cookies
Half gingersnap cookie and half snickerdoodle cookie together for a gingerdoodle!
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