Gluten Free Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

2025 Dec 7th

Gluten Free Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

Starting with a favourite I’ve been baking for years: Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies.
I don’t even know where the original recipe came from, but they make it into my holiday baking rotation every single year.
Soft, spiced, and tastes just like Christmas

Ingredients
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups GF cup-for-cup flour (with xanthan gum) I used @bobsredmill
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• + extra sugar for rolling

Instructions
1. Beat oil, sugar, molasses, egg & vanilla until smooth.
2. Mix in dry ingredients.
3. Roll dough into balls (I use a #40 scoop).
4. Coat in sugar.
5. Bake at 350°F for 8–10 min until tops crack.
6. Cool & enjoy