Molasses Cookies Recipe
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Molasses Cookies Recipe
Description
This Molasses Cookies Recipe creates soft yet slightly crisp cookies with warm spices and the characteristic molasses flavor. The melted butter and brown sugar provide a smooth base, while the molasses contributes moisture and a mildly robust sweetness. The spices—cinnamon, cloves, and ginger—give the cookies their aromatic warmth, balanced by the small amount of sugar they are rolled in before baking, which creates a crackled sugar crust.
The chilling step allows the dough to firm up, preventing the cookies from spreading too much in the oven and helping preserve their shape. Baking at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes produces cookies with crackled tops and a chewy center. Rolling each dough ball into sugar before baking gives a slight crunch contrasting the tender interior.
These cookies work well as a treat for holidays or everyday dessert and can be served alongside hot drinks. Cooling on a wire rack after baking prevents sogginess and maintains texture.
Ingredients
- 3/4 c butter melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cloves ground
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Melt the butter and pour into a medium mixing bowl. Add the brown sugar, and egg. Mix together until smooth, then stir in the molasses.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
- Pour the flour blend into the molasses mixture and stir together. Cover the bowl and chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Use a cookie scoop to create 1 inch dough balls. Roll them in your hands to smooth them out then, coat them by rolling them in the white sugar.
- Place the cookie balls on a UNgreased cookie sheet making sure they are about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes and tops are cracked. Cool on a wire rack. Note: Chill the dough in the fridge between batches.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 30Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 110 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 110kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 18mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 158mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 64mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 150IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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