Chewy White Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

Beat together the butter with 1 cup of sugar in a mixing bowl until the mixture is smooth and stir in beaten egg and molasses. In another bowl whisk together the flour baking soda ginger cinnamon cloves nutmeg and salt; stir the flour mixture into the molasses mixture by half cupfuls. Stir in the white chocolate chips. Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Scoop up a generous spoonful of dough and roll it into a ball. Roll the ball in sugar place onto an ungreased baking sheet and flatten slightly. Sprinkle a little sugar onto the cookie if desired. Repeat for the rest of the cookies.

Bake the cookies in the preheated oven until lightly browned 10 to 15 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for about 1 minute before removing to finish cooling on racks.