Molasses cookies are cookies that are near and dear to my heart. It wasn’t every day that there were Molasses cookies in the house, unlike my dads infamous chocolate chip cookies… those were there every week! No, the Molasses cookies recipe was something that my mom dug out every year right about this time and when she baked them the entire house started to smell like Christmas and the holiday season. Seeing as how Christmas is only 50 days away (I know – you better start your Christmas shopping… it will be here before we know it!) I decided it was fitting that I start to get into the holiday spirit (not like I haven’t been for the last month anyways.)
Molasses cookies are so easy to make. All you do is combine all the ingredients into a big bowl, roll the dough into balls, coat in sugar and bake! How easy is that? One little trick my mom taught me is always make sure to chill the dough before rolling the dough into balls – it makes life so much easier. Trust me.
They are the perfect after dinner treat with a big cup of coffee or tea!
Molasses Cookies
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp ground cloves
½ tsp powdered ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
¾ cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup molasses
1. Combine the flour, cloves, ginger cinnamon and baking soda in a bowl and set aside. In a large stand mixer combine the butter, sugar, egg and molasses. Mix for a minute or two until well combined. Slowly add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture until evenly combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
2. Once chilled, scoop 2 tablespoons of dough at a time and roll into balls. Roll them around in a small cup of sugar and set onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes. Let cool. Eat in moderation – try to stick with under 10 per day!!
Tags: Cookies, Dessert, Healthy, Molasses Cookies, Sugar
The timeliness of this is uncanny! I just saw my Molasses last night, and thought aha! Then I said to myself “self – don’t forget where that is so you can make some Molasses Cookies”. I”m not even kidding. Too funny. These look fantastic, so I quickly Stumbled them so I can come back time and again.
Thank you,
Emily
http://www.justeatfood.com
Too bad I am going to work this morning, or I would be home making these! Alas, they will have to wait for tomorrow! One of my all time favorites!
I need to bake these soon, it is the season for them!
I want some of these immediately! They look amazing!
Yum!! Those look so good and soft, just how I like them! I am going to have to try to make some of these, hopefully they turn out as well as yours!
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Molasses cookies are some of our favorites here. I will try your recipe- yours look delicious!
Great tip from Joan from Joan’s on Third – wet ball of dough and then dip in sugar – see her great recipe in Fall issue of edible LA or on website.
I am definitely making these for the holidays! Yummmmm
They turned out great, thanks so much! I moved to Australia almost 2 years ago and they don’t do cookies like this here. Yum!!!
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You used to have the gluten free molasses cookie recipe on your page and it was AMAZING! I had bookmarked because I made them so frequently. I went to fetch it earlier today to make these incredible cookies for my cookie party this year but the link no longer works!!? I’m so disappointed, is there anyway you can re post it or direct me on how to find it?? No recipe compares- even the link to one at the bottom. Thanks for all of your great recipes, we love them at our house!
just emailed you
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I too would love to have your Gluten Free Molasses Cookie recipe back… I have three sweet little boys who are craving some delicious GF molasses cookies! =) Is it possible to put these back on the site? Thank you so much!!
Hi Erika! I removed them because a few people kept saying that they were having issues with the recipe – so I was going to re-test it and make sure I didn’t mis-print anything. Have you made them before?? Let me find the recipe and email it to you!
Thank you Gaby! I haven’t tried the recipe before, but a friend sent me the link… I’m going to try them right now and I’ll let you know how they turn out! =) Thanks again!
Ok, I tried a gluten free version of this last night and they came out pretty good! Here’s my *modified* recipe (of Gaby’s GF version) for anyone that might want to try it themselves.
* 2 1/4 cups All Purpose Gluten Free Flour (I used King Arthur Brand)
* ¾ tsp. Xanthan Gum (essential to most GF cooking for binding)
½ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp powdered ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
* ½ tsp Salt
¾ cup butter, melted
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup molasses
You must refrigerate the mixture for at least 2 hours before baking – and don’t press the cookie ball down… otherwise you will end up with a very flat, hard cookie. It wasn’t the best Ginger Snap / Molasses cookie I’ve ever eaten, but it tasted great and they were devoured by my family in no time! =)
Thanks again Gaby!