Molasses Cookies
These chewy molasses cookies are full of warm spices and topped with raw sugar for a bit of a crunch.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening like Crisco
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all purpose flour I have used all-purpose & white whole wheat
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Clove
- 1/2 cup raw sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Add sugar, butter, and shortening to mixer bowl mix until light and fluffy about 3 minutes.
- Drizzle in molasses beat on high for one minute. Until smooth and creamy.
- Add egg and mix until incorporated.
- In a large measuring container measure out flour add in baking soda, salt, and spices give this a quick mix with a fork. Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix until just incorporated, scrape down sides and mix for a minute longer. Place mixing bowl in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before baking.
- Using a cookie scoop measure out dough, roll dough in palm of your hand to get a perfectly round ball, dunk in raw sugar, place on parchment lined cookie sheet sugar side up. Give cookie a gentle press with hand or the bottom of a glass and sprinkle a pinch more of the turbinado sugar on top.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Allow to cool on the the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes before removing to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
I use a 2" cookie scoop for this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 242kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 209mgPotassium: 143mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 15IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 1mg
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