Molasses Spice Cookies
 
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A soft and chewy molasses cookie.
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Recipe type: Cookies & Bars
Serves: 3-1/2 to 4 dozen
Ingredients
  • ⅓ c sugar
  • ⅓ c dark brown sugar
  • 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 t vanilla
  • ½ c molasses, dark
  • 2 ¼ c flour
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 1 ½ t cinnamon
  • 1 ½ t ground ginger
  • ½ t cloves
  • ¼ t allspice
  • ¼ t ground black pepper
  • ¼ t salt
  • ½ c sugar for rolling cookies on a small plate.
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a stand mixer, cream together the sugars and butter on medium-high speed for 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and molasses.
  3. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, pepper and salt. Stir into the creamed mixture just until combined.
  4. Scoop out dough using a 2 t- 1 T cookie scoop. Roll in to a ball using your hands. Drop dough into sugar reserved for rolling cookies and toss until completely coated. Place on prepared baking sheet.
  5. Bake cookies for 9-11 minutes until cookies are puffed and edges have begun to set but centers are still soft.
  6. Cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Recipe by Gravel & Dine at https://gravelanddine.com/molasses-spice-cookies/