Triple Ginger Cookies

How do you take a simple ginger cookie and make it better?  You add more ginger. These Triple Ginger Cookies are loaded with three kinds of ginger, plus cloves, and nutmeg, to add even more flavor to these spicy chewy cookies.

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Ginger, oh, how I love thee.  Most mornings, I put fresh ginger in my lemon water; it adds a zesty flavor and a bit of heat, and I love snacking on candied ginger. These gingerbread muffins are a favorite morning treat, and gingerbread Rice Krispie Treats are the kids favorites.

When I need a soothing drink, I make this Ginger Honey Tea, it's great for scratchy throats.

Of course, I bake with all kinds of ginger. Ginger's spicy, peppery, lemony flavor adds great flavor to sweet and savory dishes.

Jump to:

• Let's talk about ginger
• You're gonna love these cookies
• Ginger Cookie Ingredients
• How To Make Triple Ginger Cookies: Step By Step
• Crinkle Cookie Tip
• Recipes with crystallized ginger
• Cookie Faq's
• Baking tools and ingredients to make ginger cookies
• More treats to bake and eat
• Recipe

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Let's talk about ginger

Ginger is an ancient spice from Asia used in food and medicine.

There are seven forms of ginger, and this recipe uses three of them

• Fresh or Raw Ginger: Used in various forms such as grated, chopped, and sliced; you can even juice raw ginger. Fresh ginger can be used in cooking, baking and drinks. In its fresh form, ginger can be pretty pungent but will mellow with cooking or baking.
• Crystallized ginger: Here, pieces of ginger are cooked in sugar and water to soften the fibers in the ginger, then these pieces are coated in sugar. Use crystalized ginger for snacking and toppings for desserts.  This type of ginger still has some heat, but not as much as fresh ginger.
• Ground ginger: This is in the powdered form and adds a more pungent ginger taste to your foods than fresh ginger. You can substitute ground ginger for fresh using ¼ teaspoon of ground ginger, which equals one tablespoon of fresh ginger.

The flavor of ginger is mildly sweet and can have different flavor notes depending on the piece of ginger so that you can expect lemon, pepper, and cinnamon flavors.

For this recipe, you need some spices—yes, these cookies are full of ginger, of course, nutmeg and cloves. Get ready to measure, grate and chop.

You're gonna love these cookies

• These cookies have great flavor, are not too sweet, and have just the right amount of spice.
• You can taste the ginger inside and out.
• If you like tender, chewy cookies, these ginger cookies are for you; the molasses makes them chewy.
• These cookies have the classic sugary crinkle cookie top.
• Cookie making should not be hard; with these cookies, you mix, chill and bake. EASY!
• And, if you like to make these for the holidays, read this How To Make Christmas Cookies In Advance, because these cookies can be made a week before, and they will stay nice and fresh.

Ginger Cookie Ingredients

You need basic ingredients from the pantry and aromatic warming spices.

• White Sugar
• Butter - I use unsalted butter that has been softened.
• Molasses - this will give these cookies a deep flavor.
• Egg
• Flour - All-purpose flour
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Fresh ginger - This will add zing to these cookies. This ginger needs to be grated
• Ground ginger
• Crystalized ginger - This ginger is sugared and adds a nice chewy texture. Make sure it is chopped into small pieces.
• Nutmeg & Cloves - these spices have a delicious undertone of flavor.

How To Make Triple Ginger Cookies: Step By Step

This is a super easy cookie recipe: mix the wet ingredients and add the dry ingredients and the spices.  The most important part of the recipe is letting the dough chill for an hour so all the flavors can develop.

Step 1. Prepare the grated ginger.  I keep my ginger in the freezer, so it is always on hand.  It is also easier to grate ginger when it is frozen. Use a Microplane zester/ grater for the best results.

Step 2. Measure two tablespoons of the candied ginger and place it on a cutting board. Chop the ginger into smaller pieces with a sharp knife.

Step 3. Mix the sugar, butter, molasses, and egg in a large bowl.  Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Step 4. In a small bowl, add the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, grated ginger, chopped candied ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Mix well to incorporate all the spices.

Step 5. Add half the flour mixture to the batter and mix on medium speed to incorporate, then add the other half and mix in the flour.

Step 6. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

Step 7. While the dough is chilling, mix the ¼ cup of sugar and 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger in a small bowl. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 8. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls, then roll in the ginger sugar.  Place on baking sheets 2 inches apart and bake for 10 -12 minutes. 

Cool on a wire rack, and feel free to eat them warm from the oven.

Recipes with crystallized ginger

• Try this recipe for Banana Cake that's rolled with a cream cheese filling and topped with pecans, cranberries, and ginger.
• Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is always a fall favorite and is topped with lots of ginger.

Cookie Faq's

Baking tools and ingredients to make ginger cookies

One of my favorite kitchen tools is my zester/grater.   It's such a handy tool for zesting and grating citrus and spices.

When I bake cookies, I always use a 1-inch cookie scoop so my cookies are all the same size and bake up nice and round.

And don't forget the ginger. These ginger pieces are my favorite for baking, and I love to nibble on the ginger for a sweet and spicy snack.

More treats to bake and eat

Recipe

Published Feb 18, 2017, last updated Sept. 20, 2022

  

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