Ginger cookie
Ginger cookies have been around for centuries, with the earliest recipes dating back to the Middle Ages. The cookies were originally made with ginger root, which was believed to have medicinal properties. Ginger was used to treat a variety of ailments, including nausea, colds, and indigestion.
The first ginger cookies were likely very different from the ginger cookies we know today. They were more like gingerbread, and were often made into shapes such as animals or people. The cookies were also much harder, as they were meant to be eaten as a type of candy.
It wasn't until the 17th century that ginger cookies began to resemble the cookies we know today. The first recipes for soft and chewy ginger cookies appeared in English cookbooks. These recipes called for molasses or honey, making the cookies much sweeter than the earlier versions.
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Recipes
Chocolate-Cherry Ginger Cookies
- milk chocolate bar
- cinnamon
- egg
- turbinado sugar
- cherry
- nutmeg
- all purpose flour
- baking soda
- molasses
- clove
- dutch process cocoa powder
- grapeseed
- ginger
- sugar
- salt
- butter
Hibiscus-Spiraled Ginger Cookies
- butter
- orange zest
- ginger
- salt
- ground hibiscus
- candied ginger
- edible flower petal
- egg
- all purpose flour
- turbinado
- sugar
Soft, Spicy, Heavenly Ginger Cookies
- ginger
- cinnamon
- baking soda
- clove
- nutmeg
- water
- molasses
- salt
- sugar
- ginger
- all purpose flour
- margarine
- raisin
Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies
- brown sugar
- powdered cinnamon
- powdered ginger
- egg
- sugar
- salt
- powdered clove
- molasses
- baking soda
- all purpose flour
- butter crisco
Gluten-Free Molasses Ginger Cookie Recipe
- sugar
- egg
- clove
- guar gum
- salt
- baking soda
- ginger
- gluten-free flour
- vegetable shortening
Spiced Ginger Cookies
- turbinado
- cinnamon
- egg
- allspice
- salt
- honey
- sugar
- light brown sugar
- white pepper
- baking soda
- ginger
- butter
- all purpose flour
Chewy Double Ginger Cookies
- baking soda
- egg
- sugar
- molasses
- salt
- all purpose flour
- ginger
- crystallized ginger
- butter
Soft Ginger Cookies
- sugar
- orange juice
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- egg
- butter
- clove
- butter crisco
- molasses
- salt
- ginger
- all purpose flour
- sugar
Double-Rye Ginger Cookies
- salt
- light brown sugar
- egg
- egg yolk
- confectioners sugar
- all purpose flour
- rye flour
- candied ginger
- cinnamon
- clove
- salt
- molasses
- rye whisky
- baking soda
- ginger
- butter
Double Chocolate and Candied-Ginger Cookies
- salt
- cocoa powder
- baking soda
- coconut oil
- sugar
- light brown sugar
- salt
- baking powder
- egg
- all purpose flour
- candied ginger
- bittersweet chocolate
- butter
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- salt 80%
- sugar 80%
Common Ingredients
- all purpose flour 70%
- baking soda 70%
- egg 70%
- ginger 70%
Rarey Ingredients
- butter 50%
- molasses 50%