Soft Molasses cookies
Soft chewy molasses cookies bursting with flavors. These ginger molasses cookies are spiced up to perfection, not too subtle, not too strong. A taste-good, feel-good kind of cookies.
Servings: 30 Cookies
Calories: 80kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter unsalted, room temperature
- ⅔ cup brown sugar dark or light
- 2 ½ cup all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup molasses
Optional
- Granulated sugar for rolling the cookies.
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and all the spices. Set aside.
- With a hand mixer or a stand mixer cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and molasses and mix until well blended.
- Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until well incorporated.
- Chill the dough until firm, from 1 hour and up to 3 days.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop out tablespoon-sized portions of dough and roll them into balls. Roll each ball in granulated sugar to coat evenly.
- Place the sugar-coated dough balls on the prepared baking sheets, leaving enough space between each cookie.
- Bake in the center of your oven for for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are set but the centers are still soft.
- Cool down on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then finish cooling on a wire rack.
Notes
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Nutrition
Calories: 80kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 18IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg