Soft Molasses Cookies Recipe
Soft Molasses Cookies combine ginger, molasses, cinnamon, and sugar to form the perfect soft batch cookie with a chewy texture. They smell and taste amazing, like soft Ginger Snaps, and are easy and quick, ready in just 20 minutes.
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 4 Tablespoons butter (room temperature)
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon water
- 2 Tablespoons regular molasses (dark or light, see notes)
- 4 teaspoons white sugar (for rolling in)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, or a large bowl and hand mixer, cream together the butter and 1/3 cup sugar on low speed until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg yolk, and then mix in the water and molasses.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the molasses mixture. If the dough is too sticky to form balls, add extra flour by the tablespoonful.
- Spritz a cookie scoop or melon baller with non-stick spray then scoop out a walnut size ball of dough. Drop it into the remaining 4 teaspoons of sugar and roll it around to coat. Re-spritz the scoop as needed, about every other cookie.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Don’t flatten them.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Allow the baked cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- This recipe makes approximately 8 – 12 cookies. Store them in an airtight container at room temperature.
- You can use dark molasses or light molasses. Do not use Blackstrap molasses as it is more bitter and denser.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 155kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 222mgPotassium: 94mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 208IUVitamin C: 0.004mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
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