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Ginger Cookies

Paula Deen

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Ice Cream Social

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (94)

  • Cook Time:

    12 min

  • Level:

    Intermediate

  • Yield:

    about 3 dozen

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Prep
25 min
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Cook
12 min
Total:
37 min
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 cup sugar, plus more for rolling
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats. Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the shortening and sugar until thoroughly combined. Add the egg and molasses and beat until completely incorporated. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt and add to the mixture. Stir until combined. Roll the dough into balls about 1-inch in diameter. Roll the balls in sugar. Place 1/2-inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten the balls slightly with your fingertips. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

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  • recipe Ginger Cookies
    Jennifer Silver Spring, MD 11-16-2009

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    Wonderfully Chewy Ginger Cookies

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    These cookies were moist, chewy and delicious (especially just a few minutes after being pulled out of the oven). I would... make a double batch next time.Read more
  • recipe Ginger Cookies
    Lisa Fredericksburg, VA 11-13-2009

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    Sooo Easy and DELICIOUS!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    This cookie is so good. I can't stop eating them! I made them with my 7 year old son and he is so proud of his cookies. ... They were very easy to make. We rolled them in turbinado sugar (Sugar In The Raw) which gives them a slightly crunchy texture on the outside, They are perfectly chewy on the inside. Next time we will double the recipe and the spices.Read more
  • recipe Ginger Cookies
    KRISTEN Columbus, OH 11-08-2009

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    Delicious!!!!

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    These ginger cookies are amazing--the best I've ever had. My mom's friend made them and I told her I loved them, so she was... nice enough to send me the recipe, crediting them to Paula Deen. I made them two weeks ago on a Saturday, doubling the recipe, and probably ate 1 1/2 dozen of them by Monday. I then took the remainder to work to save myself from having to go on a diet. I got to work at 8:30 and the rest of the cookies were gone by 11 am. Everyone at work loved them! I definitely will make these cookies again and again!Read more
  • recipe Ginger Cookies
    Lindsey provo, UT 10-18-2009

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    Sugar Ginger Cookies..

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    This was a great cookie! I was surprised because I had no shortening so I used butter instead. The only problem was I... couldn't really taste the spices as much as I would have liked. Next time I think I will double the cinnamon and ginger. The texture was amazing and all in all a great treat! Thanks PaulaRead more
  • recipe Ginger Cookies
    Sherry Helenville, WI 10-03-2009

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    desparate on a Saturday

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    Was dying for something sweet and found Paula's recipe. It turned out perfectly. Cookies were delicious and recipe couldn't... be simpler.Read more
  • recipe Ginger Cookies
    Gail Tarzana, CA 09-29-2009

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    Great cookies and So Easy To Make

    Rated: 5 stars out of 5
    I was craving ginger cookies and paying $1.50 per cookie at a local coffee spot in Bozeman, Montana. Then I decided to make... some and googled ginger cookie recipe. There were a lot of them listed but I picked Paula Deen's because I enjoy her show. These were easy to make and very tasty. On the crisp side, which I like. I took a platter to a meeting to which I was going and they were enthusiastically praised. Taking the suggestion from other reviewers, I doubled the cinnamon and ginger and put them in the oven as balls (didn't bother with pressing then down. They came out perfect. Read more
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