Ingredients for - Lunchbox Ginger Cookies

1. Cooking spray
2. White sugar, or as needed ¼ cup
3. Dark brown sugar 1 cup
4. Canola oil ½ cup
5. Dark molasses ¼ cup
6. Egg 1
7. All-purpose flour 2 ⅓ cups
8. Baking soda 1 ½ teaspoons
9. Ground ginger 1 teaspoon
10. Freshly grated ginger 1 teaspoon
11. Ground cloves ½ teaspoon
12. Salt ¼ teaspoon
13. Cayenne pepper (Optional) ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Lunchbox Ginger Cookies

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly coat 3 cookie sheets with cooking spray. Place white sugar in a small, shallow bowl.

2 . Stage

Combine brown sugar, canola oil, molasses, and egg in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until blended.

3 . Stage

Stir together flour, baking soda, ground ginger, grated ginger, cloves, salt, and cayenne pepper in a second bowl. Add flour mixture to the molasses-egg mixture. Blend well; dough will be quite thick. Dough may be refrigerated or shaped at this time.

4 . Stage

Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll lightly in white sugar. Place 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven, 1 sheet at a time, for exactly 9 minutes. Cookies will still be soft, but will become crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside as they cool.