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Soft Baked Molasses Cookies

Molasses Cookies have the taste of gingerbread cookies, but are soft and thick. Roll the dough balls in sugar for the perfect sweetness!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
27 mins
Servings: 60
Calories: 111 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 cup extra sugar for rolling dough

Instructions

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  1. In a large bowl, mix together the shortening, brown sugar, molasses and buttermilk. The mixture will look curdled, but don't worry...it will all come together with the dry ingredients.
  2. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. 
  3. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed sugar mixture and mix well. The dough will be very soft and slightly sticky, but you should be able to roll
  4. Roll the dough into balls and then roll the balls in sugar.
  5. Place the cookie dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes. Don't over bake the cookies. We remove them before they get browned.
  6. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 3-5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely. Then store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Notes

  • The calories shown are based on the recipe making 60 cookies, with 1 serving being 1 cookie. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.

Nutrition Information

Calories 111kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 18g (6%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 3g (5%) Sodium 119mg (5%) Potassium 104mg (3%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 5IU (0%) Calcium 21mg (2%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 60Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 111

% Daily Value*

Calories 111kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 18g 6%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 3g 5%
Sodium 119mg 5%
Potassium 104mg 2%
Sugar 9g 18%
Vitamin A 5IU 0%
Calcium 21mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

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