Soft Molasses Cookies
A sweet, chewy cookie that's easy to make, filled with warm fall flavors from molasses, ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
Servings: 2 dozen
Calories: 175kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup Brown Sugar packed, light or dark
- 1 cup Butter softened but not melted
- 1/4 cup Molasses
- 1 lg Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour 355 Grams
- 2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3 tbsp Granulated Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 320 F. Lay parchment paper on a cookie sheet, or coat with cooking spray. (The parchment paper works better). Put the granulated sugar in a coffee cup and set aside for later.
- In a mixer, beat together the brown sugar, butter, molasses, egg and vanilla until combined.
- Gradually mix in the flour, baking soda, spices and salt.
- Using a tablespoon or small cookie scoop, dip out enough batter to form 1 1/2" balls of dough. Drop the ball into the coffee cup and swirl around a bit to coat. Place balls about 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 13 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for just a minute before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an air-tight container for up to two weeks.