Chewy Ginger Cookies
Unsalted butter, softened, brown sugar and egg come together in this vegetarian — 65 minutes, 7 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for oven and whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Dairy Egg
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 175 C (350 F) and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
- Cream the softened butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg and molasses until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon and salt, then gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture to form a soft dough.
- Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls, then roll each ball in the white sugar to coat.
- Place the balls on the trays spaced well apart, as they will spread, and flatten each one only very slightly.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, until the tops are cracked and the edges set but the centres still look soft, being careful not to overbake so they stay chewy.
- Let the cookies cool on the tray for 5 minutes to firm up, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
You'll use: Oven · Whisk · Baking tray
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Brown Sugar
- white sugar + 1 tbsp molasses per cup
Tips & common questions
How long does Chewy Ginger Cookies take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Chewy Ginger Cookies vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Chewy Ginger Cookies is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: ChewyGingerCookies.jpg (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.