Description
Get ready to add some festive cheer to your Halloween celebrations with these delightful Ginger Molasses Ghost Cookies! These cookies feature a warm blend of spices and rich molasses, resulting in a soft, chewy texture that everyone will love. Topped with whimsical royal icing ghost decorations, they’re not only fun to make but also a beautiful addition to any dessert table. Perfect for parties, gatherings, or simply sharing with family and friends, these cookies embody the essence of cozy autumn flavors. Bake a batch today and enjoy the smiles they bring!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- â…“ cup unsulfured molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Royal icing (for decorating)
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and salt.
- In another mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Then add the egg, molasses, and vanilla extract. Mix well until combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Divide the dough in half. Flatten each half into a disk shape. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to firm up.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line your baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out one disk of chilled dough to about ¼-inch thickness. Use a ghost-shaped cookie cutter to cut out your cookies. Carefully transfer them to your prepared baking sheets.
- Place the baking sheets in your preheated oven. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are set while keeping the centers slightly soft.
- Remove from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
- Once cooled completely, use royal icing to pipe cute ghost faces onto your cookies. Allow the icing to set before serving or packaging them up.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg