Molasses Cookies
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Molasses Cookies
Description
Molasses Cookies combine butter, brown sugar, and molasses with aromatic spices such as ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg to create a richly flavored cookie dough. After chilling, the dough is rolled into sugar-coated balls that bake into soft cookies with lightly cracked tops. The baking soda provides leavening that contributes to the tender texture. The recipe suggests optional white chocolate drizzle melted and applied after cooling, which complements the spices with a creamy sweetness.
Baking at 350°F for about 10 minutes ensures the cookies are just set and retain a slight chew. Allowing the cookies to cool on the baking sheet briefly before transferring them to a wire rack helps them firm up without losing softness inside.
These cookies store well at room temperature for several days and can be frozen for extended shelf life. They work well as a holiday treat or anytime snack with comforting spice notes and a balanced sweetness.
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 2 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 egg room temperature
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup molasses
- 4 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon ginger
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup white sugar for rolling
- white chocolate chips optional, for drizzle, melted
Instructions
- In a large bowl beat together butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and molasses. In another bowl combine the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Slowly beat into the wet mixture until combined.
- Chill dough for 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
- When ready to use dough preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Remove chilled dough from refrigerator and roll dough into small balls, about 1'' each, and roll in sugar.
- Place dough baking sheets lined with parchment paper and bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees F. for about 10 minutes. You want to bake them just until the tops start to crack. Remove from oven and let cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet. Then remove them from baking sheet to wire rack and let cool completely.
- After they are cooled you can drizzle them with white chocolate if desired. Place white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl, heat according to directions on package and drizzle cookies.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days to maintain freshness.
- For longer storage, freeze cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 months without loss of flavor or texture.
- Drizzle white chocolate only after cookies have fully cooled to avoid melting or smearing.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 48cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 174 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 174kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 195mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 77mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 133IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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