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Easy Bakery Style Molasses Cookies

These Easy Bakery-Style Molasses Cookies are just like the cookies you find in a fine bakery, except you can mix the dough up in one bowl in just ten minutes - and they cost WAY less!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 108 kcal
Course: Dessert , Baked Goods

Ingredients

  • ½ cup 1 stick butter
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup mild-flavored molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • raw sugar also called Demera or Turbinado sugar, for rolling

Instructions

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  1. Place oven racks in lower and upper thirds of oven and preheat to 375°. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper. (I love these parchment paper sheets that are already cut to the size of a sheet pan.)
  2. Melt butter in a medium large pot, just until melted. Remove from the heat and add sugars and stir to combine. Add molasses and egg and stir well.
  3. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt just until combined.
  4. Place raw sugar in a shallow bowl. Scoop out dough with a cookie scoop (mine holds 2 tablespoons) and roll into balls. If dough seems sticky, chill 20 minutes. (Out of the four times I've made the cookies, only once did the dough seem sticky, but after a short stint in the refrigerator, it was perfect for rolling.
  5. Roll balls, sugar and place on prepared pans, spacing 2” apart.
  6. Bake cookies, rotating baking sheets halfway through, until cookies are puffed, cracked, and set around edges, 10-12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool.
  7. Do Ahead: Cookie dough can be made and rolled into balls 2 weeks ahead. Freeze on a baking sheet; transfer to resealable plastic bags. Let sit at room temperature 30 minutes before rolling in sugar.

Nutrition Information

Calories 108kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 16g (5%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 16mg (5%) Sodium 178mg (7%) Potassium 85mg (2%) Fiber 0g (0%) Sugar 8g (16%) Vitamin A 130IU (3%) Calcium 16mg (2%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 108

% Daily Value*

Calories 108kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 16g 5%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 178mg 7%
Potassium 85mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0%
Sugar 8g 16%
Vitamin A 130IU 3%
Calcium 16mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.