Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookies
This recipe makes the ultimate soft and chewy molasses cookie! Coated in sugar and filled with warm spices, they're a perfectly classic cookie!
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 139kcal
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Cookie Scoop
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ¼ tsp. nutmeg
- Pinch of cloves
- 8 tablespoon unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg plus 1 yolk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- ¼ cup molasses
- ½ cup sugar
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.
- Cream together butter and sugar, scraping down the sides of bowl as necessary. Add the egg and yolk, mix well. Stir in the vanilla and the molasses.
- In three batches, add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing to combine.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour, or overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Using a medium cookie scoop, portion out dough. Roll in ½ cup granulated sugar.
- Place cookies 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets and bake in preheated oven for 10 – 12 minutes, or until edges of cookie are just set and center is still a little underdone.
- Remove and let cool on wire rack.
Notes
- The cookies can be stored in an airtight container for a few days or frozen for up to four months. They actually taste better the next day!
- For a fun holiday twist - roll the cookies in red and green sanding sugar instead of regular granulated sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 128IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg