Old-fashioned Molasses Cookie Recipe

These old-fashioned molasses cookies are rich and buttery, with just the right amount of warming ginger spice. Perfectly paired with a tall glass of cold milk or some fresh apple cider.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Chilling time 1

Total Time 45

Servings cookies

Calories 283kcal

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1 egg
1/4 cup organic molasses
3/4 cup butter (melted)
1 cup light brown sugar

Instructions

Stir dry ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl.
Mix the egg, molasses, melted butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
Stir flour mixture into the wet ingredients a little at a time. Mix until well blended. (A good stand mixer will really help with this!)
Refrigerate the dough for 30-60 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Using a spoon or large dough scoop, place balls of cookie dough on a lightly greased stainless steel baking sheet. (Each ball of dough should be roughly 2-3 tablespoons.)
Bake for about 12 minutes per batch (extra big cookies might need a couple more minutes in the oven).
Allow cookies to cool (at least a little!) before eating.

Notes

Melting the butter isn’t mandatory, but it gives the cookies a nice, chewy texture. For softer cookies, leave the butter softened, but not melted.

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