Molasses Cookies
Old fashioned, easy molasses cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. This classic Christmas crinkle cookie has a soft and chewy texture.
Servings: 36 Cookies
Calories: 105kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter Unsalted
- ¼ cup Shortening
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 1 Egg Large
- ¼ cup Molasses
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups All-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon Clove powder
- ½ teaspoon Allspice powder
- 1 cup Granulated sugar For rolling cookie balls
Instructions
- Cream together butter, shortening and brown sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg, molasses, vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove powder, allspice.
- Dump this dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined. Use your hands, if necessary to mix everything into a cookie dough consistency.
- Chill for at least an hour in the fridge so that dough is easier to handle.
- Scoop out small portions of the dough and make small balls.
- Roll them in a bowl of granulated sugar and place them on a cookie tray, lined with parchment paper.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes or until edges are firm.
- Allow the cookies down completely in the tray before removing them and enjoy.
- Allow the cookies down completely in the tray before removing them and enjoy.
Notes
- Read all my tips above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a cookie jar at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 52mg | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 85IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.5mg