Peppermint Molasses Cookies

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4.7

9 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    31 mins

  • Servings

    24 cookies

  • Course

    Baked Goods

  • Cuisine

    Canadian

Peppermint Molasses Cookies

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Ingredients

Servings

Cookies:

  • 6 tablespoons butter softened
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 1 ½ cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 box candy canes about 12 candy canes finely crushed, reserving 1 tablespoon for the icing

Icing:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon crushed peppermint candy
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Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, beat the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add the egg and molasses and beat until well blended.
  2. Stir the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and beat until the dough comes together and is well combined. Stir in peppermint candy. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place about two inches apart on parchment or silpat-lined baking sheets
  3. Place the cookie sheets in the refrigerator and let the dough chill for about 15-20 minutes (so the cookies don’t flatten during baking).
  4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake the cookies, one sheet at at time, until cracks being to appear on the top but the cookies are still soft, about 10-11 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. When cool, drizzle with the peppermint icing.
  5. For the icing: in a bowl, mix all the icing ingredients until well blended and smooth. If the icing is too thick to drizzle, mix in more milk, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until thin enough. Stir in 1 tablespoon finely crushed hard peppermint candy.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 Cookie Calories 134kcal (7%) Carbohydrates 26g (9%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 3g (5%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Cholesterol 15mg (5%) Sodium 78mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 18g (36%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 Cookie
Calories 134kcal 7%
Carbohydrates 26g 9%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 78mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 18g 36%

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

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