These easy Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies are loaded with classic holiday flavor. They are warmed with molasses, cinnamon, and ginger and the sweet, nostalgic flavor of butterscotch.
I love the flavors of gingerbread and butterscotch and combined they create one seriously delicious treat. This Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookie recipe is an old holiday classic. Simple and straight forward, but I promise you, the taste does not reflect this. They are perfectly spiced, sweet morsels of goodness. It’s always good to include one or two very easy recipes on your Christmas baking list and this one fits the bill perfectly.
These cookies are worth baking solely for the way your house will smell while they are in the oven. Heavenly!
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Ingredient Notes
- Butterscotch baking chips, like Nestle Butterscotch Morsels, are typically well stocked at the grocery store during the holidays.
- Look for regular, unsulphured molasses like Grandma’s Original. It is a light molasses and the best variety to use for baked goods and a variety of other recipes. This is an excellent ingredient to keep on hand over the holidays so you can whip up the most delicious Old-Fashioned Gingerbread or a pot of Baked Beans from Scratch.
How to Make Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies
- Dry ingredients: Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Wet ingredients: In a separate large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar, egg and molasses until creamy.
- Combine: Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well blended.
- Butterscotch chips: Use a spoon to stir in the butterscotch baking chips.
- Shape and bake: Form the dough into small balls and place them 2-inches apart on a silicone baking mat or parchment paper lined baking sheet. You can also bake them directly on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Christmas Cookie Favorites
Here are some of my favorites to tuck next to these Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies on your Christmas cookie trays. These are all excellent choices for gift giving.
- Eggnog Thumbprints
- Mom’s Pecan Sandies
- Chocolate Peppermint Crinkles
- Easy Toffee Candy
- Chewy Iced Molasses Cookies
Happy baking and the happiest of holidays to all of you!
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Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
- ¾ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter , softened
- 1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ⅓ cup molasses, (like Grandma's Original Unsulphured Molasses)
- 11 ounces butterscotch baking chips, like Nestle Toll House Butterscotch Flavored Morsels
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.
- In a separate large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar, egg and molasses until creamy. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well blended. Use a spoon to stir in the morsels. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto parchment paper lined or ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated using generic ingredients, and is an estimate not a guarantee. For more accurate results, please refer to the labels on your ingredients at home.
This post was originally published on December 20, 2011. It has been updated with new text and images.
Adapted from VeryBestBaking.com
i was jut wondering ,my dough was really crumbly,i that the way its suppose to be?
hey were hard to spoon out,but they baked up good to my surprise,never had cookie dough that crumbly.they also taste really good,my grandkids will love them they like cinn.flavored things.
I can’t say that I remember the dough being crumbly but I’m happy they worked out for you!
Wow, what a combination of butterscotch and gingerbread. Yummy!
You go girl with 5 cookie recipes! I did not have time to bake any this year..
These seriously look picture perfect!
Another amazing cookie recipe Valerie?!?! Are you trying to make my jeans even tighter? 🙂 hehe, these are perfect. I love an easy cookie recipe so I can double (triple, quadruple) easily and give away lots!
These cookies sound great. Thanks for the inspiration. Off to the market to buy more ingredients….I must make these. Thanks!
You’re welcome Penny. I hope you enjoy them 🙂
I never would have thought to put butterscotch and gingerbread together, but they look delicious! Nice and fluffy!
They bake up so nice Jen and the combo is really something special!