The ultimate chewy ginger molasses cookies that are crispy and cracked on the outside with a chewy inside.
For me, the holidays always include cookies. The huge platter of cookies that I put out every year for our family Christmas dinner are the first thing to be devoured. I’ll bring cookies with me to every party, gathering and get together during the holiday season.
Now that November is almost here, everyone and their mom will be thinking about holiday recipes, but mostly focused on the desserts and cookies — that’s the best part of holiday eats, isn’t it?
This recipe for chewy ginger molasses cookies will without a doubt become one of your new holiday favourites. I brought these with me to a Halloween party over the weekend and already have a ton of people asking me for the recipe.
These ginger molasses cookies are on the larger side of the cookie spectrum, they are sweet with hints of ginger and molasses with a perfectly cracked and crunchy outer shell with a soft and chewy inside.
They are rolled in coarse sugar, which almost makes them look like they are sparkling. I’ve baked many ginger molasses cookies in my time, and this recipe is without a doubt the best. So what’s the secret? Egg whites.
What I discovered while I was developing this recipe was that using only egg whites is what gives these cookies the perfectly cracked appearance and crunchy shell. Mystery solved! For this, I use Burnbrae Farms Naturegg Simply Egg Whites which are made from 100% pure egg whites.
I hate wasting food, and I find that if I’m making something that only calls for egg whites, I’ll often end up tossing the egg yolks. Seriously, what does everyone do with extra egg yolks other than make hollandaise sauce or homemade mayonnaise or custard?
This way I have a convenient carton of egg whites in the fridge (or in the freezer) along with my regular eggs so there is no waste! This is a game changer. I also love making coconut macaroons with egg whites.
The other reason why these cookies are so good (and similar to the ginger molasses cookies you’ll find at Starbucks), is that I’ve used half molasses and half light corn syrup.
I found that using only molasses ended up with a slightly more bitter cookie that wasn’t as chewy. Splitting it half corn syrup and half molasses still gives these cookies the classic molasses flavour without it being overpowering.
If you’re looking for other cookies that use egg whites, give my sprinkle sugar cookies a try.
Chewy ginger molasses cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp allspice
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup Naturegg Simply Egg Whites, about 2 large egg whites
- ¼ cup molasses
- ¼ cup corn syrup
- ⅓ cup coarse sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk flour with baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or with a hand mixer, cream butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Mix in egg whites, once combined add corn syrup and molasses. Beat until fully incorporated, scraping down the bowl as needed. On low speed, gently stir in flour mixture in two additions.
- Using a standard ice cream scoop, scoop 12 cookies and roll into balls. Roll the balls in coarse sugar, and place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes, allow to cool for 10 minutes on cookie sheet then fully on a wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
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