Chewy Molasses Cookies
These are a terrific holiday cookie, with all kinds of warm spices, and your house will smell amazing when they are baking.If you need to nudge the holidays along a it, a batch of these will do the trick.
Servings: 20 Cookies
Calories: 127kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter melted
- ¼ cup granulated sugar plus another 1/2 cup for rolling
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, cloves, and salt.
- In another large bowl, combine the butter, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, brown sugar and molasses. Beat in the egg. Beat in the dry ingredients; the dough should be fairly stiff. Refrigerate the dough for about 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Scoop the dough up by heaping tablespoons, and roll them into balls. Roll the balls in the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar and place them 2 inches apart on a baking sheet (about 12 cookies per baking sheet). Using the bottom of a glass, flatten the cookies to about 1/4-inch thick, 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
- Bake for 7 or 8 minutes just until set. Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and cool on a wire rack. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
Nutrition
Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg