Old Fashioned Chewy Molasses Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
11 mins
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Additional Time
2 hrs
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Total Time
26 mins
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Servings
41 cookies
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Calories
119 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Old Fashioned Chewy Molasses Cookies
Description
Old Fashioned Chewy Molasses Cookies are built around a molasses-infused dough enhanced with a medley of spices including cinnamon, ground cloves, ginger, and nutmeg. Creamed butter and sugar provide a smooth base while canola oil enriches the texture. Baking soda helps give a light rise. Rolling the chilled dough balls in sugar before baking adds a delicate sweet crust and classic appearance.
The cookies bake at 350°F for about 10-11 minutes until the edges start browning but centers still look soft. They are then cooled briefly on baking sheets and finished on wire racks. This process locks in chewiness and softness, preventing a hard or dry texture.
Allowing the dough to chill for at least two hours or longer improves dough hydration and helps maintain shape and thickness during baking. The result is a moist cookie with a balanced spice profile and a molasses flavor that is neither overpowering nor bitter, relying on unsulphured molasses for best results.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter at room temperature, 2 sticks
- 2 cups sugar divided
- ½ cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
- 1 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 ¼ teaspoons cloves ground
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 large egg at room temperature
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and 1 cup of the sugar until smooth. Add the molasses, oil, vanilla, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg and mix until combined. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until smooth. Slowly add the flour until just combined.
- Cover bowl and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (or up to 2-3 days).
- When dough is chilled, preheat oven to 350°F. Place remaining 1 cup of sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and use a scoop to form the dough into round balls. Roll each ball of dough in the sugar. Place dough balls onto cookie sheets that have been lined with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Bake for about 10-11 minutes, or until the cookies are just set and starting to brown on the edges. They will still be soft. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes, and then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
- Use unsulphured molasses such as Grandma's brand; avoid blackstrap molasses to prevent bitterness.
- Bring butter and eggs to room temperature before mixing to ensure smooth dough incorporation.
- Chill dough for at least 2 hours or up to 3 days to improve texture and thickness.
- Mix flour in just until combined to avoid toughening cookies.
- Remove cookies from oven when edges are set and lightly browned, even if centers look soft, to keep cookies chewy after cooling.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 41cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 119 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 119kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 175mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 75mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 150IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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