Spiced Molasses Cookies
These delicious spiced molasses cookies have the most wonderful aroma and bake up thin, with a slightly chewy texture and a subtle buttery flavor.
Richly flavored with a combination of cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves, these molasses cookies are a great addition to a holiday cookie assortment.
Compared to a lot of Christmas cookies, this recipe is quite easy to make and a fun project to tackle with kids.
Spiced Molasses Cookies
Yield:
3-1/2 dozen
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
15 minutes
Total Time:
25 minutes
These delicious spice cookies have the most wonderful aroma and bake up thin, with a slightly chewy texture and a subtle buttery flavor.
Ingredients
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
Instructions
- Using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl until well blended.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, add the egg and beat until light and fluffy. Add the molasses, salt, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves. Beat just until blended.
- Combine the flour and baking soda in a separate bowl. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing until well combined. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for a minimum of 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Using your hands, pinch off 1-1/2 to 2 teaspoons of dough at a time and roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place the balls about 2 inches apart on the parchment-lined cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the cookies are set and barely crisp around the edges. Allow to cool on the baking sheets for 2 minutes, then carefully transfer to wire racks with a thin spatula.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 42 Serving Size: 1 cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 74 Total Fat: 4g Saturated Fat: 2g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 1g Cholesterol: 13mg Sodium: 94mg Carbohydrates: 10g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 6g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 1g
Note: Nutrition information is estimated and may vary from your actual results.
