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Soft Pumpkin Molasses Cookies
Enjoy two cookies in one with these easy soft pumpkin molasses cookies, ready in just 30 minutes. They’re soft, slightly chewy, thick, and perfectly flavored for fall with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and rich molasses!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
24 mins
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 109 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ⅓ cups of all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons of baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon of sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon of ground cloves
- 1 cup of sugar
- ½ cup of pumpkin
- ½ cup of Canola Oil
- ¼ cup of molasses
- 1 tablespoon of flax meal
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons of turbinado sugar (or other coarse sugar) (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (176 degrees C). Lightly oil a large baking sheet.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and cloves. Mix well. Set aside.
- In a second medium bowl, whisk together sugar, pumpkin, oil, molasses, flax meal, and vanilla until smooth and uniform.
- Add dry ingredients to wet and stir until just combined.
- Dough will probably be a bit sticky. If so, wet your hands with water to prevent sticking and roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls. Place on a baking sheet, leaving a couple inches of space between each. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until cookies are set but not hard.
- Remove from the oven. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 or 6 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
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Notes
- Measure the flour correctly: Fluff it up in its back, then spoon it into the measuring cup, using the back of a knife to level it.
- The dough is sticky: Don’t be concerned if it seems too sticky for cookie dough. That’s just the molasses at play- it’s perfectly normal. To help roll the cookie dough, wet your hands first with water (or oil).
- If it’s still too hard to work with: Chill the dough in the fridge for a short while before rolling it into balls.
Nutrition Information
Calories
109kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Sodium
152mg
(6%)
Potassium
64mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
636IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
10mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 109
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 109kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Sodium | 152mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 64mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 636IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.