Old Fashioned Soft Molasses Cookies

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Published October 03, 2019
  Old Fashioned Soft Molasses Cookies
Old Fashioned Soft Molasses Cookies – These molasses cookies are an old skool vacation favorite!  Super gentle and choked with the amazing, wealthy flavors of molasses, ginger, and cinnamon. Just like Grandma used to make!




Soft Molasses Cookies

This recipe was originally posted on November 8, 2017!  The recipe remains the similar and most folks have had vast success with it.  The purpose I am revamping and republishing that's that I even have written a extra thorough submit to reply readers questions!

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WHAT DO MOLASSES COOKIES TASTE LIKE?
Molasses cookies have a really one-of-a-kind spice flavor.  This comes from the use of flooring cinnamon and ginger, as effectively simply due to the fact the wealthy taste of darkish molasses. They style rather like a gingersnap cookie, however, they're extra delicate and gentle rather of crisp.

HOW TO MAKE MOLASSES COOKIES:
Start through preheating your oven to 325 degrees.  You will desire to line a enormous baking sheet with parchment paper for greatest results.  If you don’t have parchment paper, you'll be able to use non-stick cooking spray.
You can use a enormous bowl with a hand held mixer, or a stand mixer geared up with the paddle attachment for this recipe.
Start through beating collectively your butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, and molasses till effectively combined.  This will take about 2-3 minutes.
Next, you'll be able to upload your flour, baking soda, salt, and spices proper into the mixer and blend simply for about 1 minute till the dough comes together.
Shape your dough into balls which are about 1 1/2 inches.  You can do that along with your hands, a Tablespoon measure, or a cookie scoop.  Whatever is simpler for you!
Roll the dough balls in granulated sugar after which region at the baking sheet 2 inches apart.
These cookies will bake for 13-15 minutes.  As quickly as they pop out of the oven you'll desire to scoop them up with a spatula and permit them to cool on a wire rack.

Molasses Cookies

There aren’t a ton of ideas for making those cookies simply due to the fact they're so very simple, but let’s speak about a couple of issues I do to make them their very best!

TIPS AND TRICKS FOR MAKING MOLASSES COOKIES:
Make certain you're utilizing DARK MOLASSES for this recipe.  Light molasses won’t be flavorful enough, whereas blackstrap molasses is simply too bitter.
Use butter rather of shortening.  The vintage model of this recipe makes use of shortening.  I’m personally no longer a fan and a lot choose the style of butter, and I also suppose the cookies pop out even softer this way.
I omit flooring cloves simply due to the fact the taste at all times appears to overpower the cookies and it’s simply my preference.  If you're keen on that clove flavor, really sense unfastened so as to feature a pinch proper in!
Don’t let those overbake.  These at all times take precisely thirteen minutes in my oven.  Since oven occasions range I mean checking them at thirteen minutes in after which baking for one other minute or NULL if necessary.  They have to appear considerably rainy in case you're taking them out of the oven.
Molasses Cookies

These molasses cookies pop out perfect!  Slightly crisp round the rims with a tremendous soft, melt on your mouth, center!  You’re going to love them!

Enjoy!

~Nichole

If you’re in search of different vast cookie recipes truly attempt my Soft Batch Sprinkle Cookies and my Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Cookies!

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Old Fashioned Soft Molasses Cookies
Old Fashioned Soft Molasses Cookies - These molasses cookies are an vintage shaped vacation favorite!  Super gentle and choked with the amazing, wealthy flavors of molasses, ginger, and cinnamon. Just like Grandma used to make!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
13 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanServings: 24 CookiesCalories: 172kcalAuthor: Nichole

Ingredients
1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
1 Cup Butter, Softened
1/4 Cup Dark Molasses
1 Large Egg
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar, For Rolling

Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare a enormous baking sheet with parchment paper or non stick cooking spray, set aside.
In a enormous bowl utilizing a hand mixer, or within the bowl of your stand mixer geared up with the paddle attachment beat collectively the brown sugar, butter, molasses, egg, and vanilla till effectively combined.
Mix within the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
Shape the dough through rounded tablespoon fulls into 1 1/2 inch balls. Dip the cookies into the granulated sugar and region 2 inches aside at the ready baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven for 13-15 minutes simply till set. Remove cookies to a wire rack to cool immediately.

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