Delicious Ina Garten Ginger Cookies for Fall!

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup unsulfured molasses
• 1 extra large egg, at room temperature (or two large eggs)
• 1 1/4 cups chopped crystallized ginger (6 ounces)
• granulated sugar (about 1/3 cup) for rolling the cookies right before baking

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ground ginger, and salt. Then combine the mixture with your hands.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixe r, fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the brown sugar, oil, and molasses on medium speed, for 5 minutes.
4. Turn the mixture to low speed, add the egg, and beat for one minute. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula, and beat for one more minute.
5. With the mixer still on low, slowly add the dry ingredients to the bowl. Then mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
6. Add the crystallized ginger and mix until combined.
7. I stop here, cover the bowl with foil and save it (up to a couple of days) in the fridge. This way I can bake the cookies the day of my event and they’ll be perfect!
8. On the day of the event, remove the bowl from the fridge and let it come to room temperature (so the dough can be easily scooped out and shaped into balls).
9. Scoop the bowl with two spoons or a small ice cream scoop. With your hands roll each cookie into a 1 3/4 inch ball and then flatten them slightly with your fingers.
10. Now press both sides of each cookie in the granulated sugar. Place them on the sheet pans (8 cookies per sheet pan).
11. Bake for exactly 13 minutes. (The cookies will be cracked on the outside and soft on the inside.
12. Let the cookies cool on the sheets for 2 minutes and then remove them to wire racks to cool completely.
13. Enjoy!

Look at these gorgeous cookies in this pumpkin bowl (similar here, and here). I hope you enjoy these fabulous Ina Garten ginger cookies as much as I do. They are so delicious! Please let me know your favorite cookie below in the comments. Or DM them to me on Instagram @drjuliesfunlife.com.

Happy Baking!

XO,

Dr. Julie

PS. Here are some other really fun posts for you to enjoy:

Delicious Squash Soup

Easiest Appetizer Ever

Ina Garten’s Lemon Yogurt Cake

How to Make a Pretty Fall French Table Setting

DIY Fall Leaf Garland

Five Plaid Blazer Outfits for Fall