Easy Soft Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
These soft gingerbread cookies are so easy to make! They are not only soft, but will fill your house with that wonderful gingerbread smell- without all the work!
Ingredients
- 1 box of yellow cake mix
- 2 tsp ginger
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 8 oz cool whip
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl combine cake mix, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. Mix until evenly combined.
- Stir in molasses until well incorporated, then add in the egg and cool whip. Make sure the mixture is well combined.
- Drop rounded spoonfuls* into the powdered sugar and roll them around so they are completely covered.
- Place on parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until completely cooked.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Notes: *This batter is super sticky! I usually grab about 2tbs of batter and form it into some semblance of a ball then toss it in the powdered sugar. The powdered sugar will allow you to roll it into a nice ball that isn’t sticky.