There is nothing better during the holiday season than a toasty-warm house filled with the smells of baked goods and spices. Thanks to a visit to my favorite spice shop, Arome, I’ve stocked up on spices for the holidays, including Ceylon cinnamon from Sri Lanka, organic ginger from Asia and nutmeg and clove from the Spice Islands of Indonesia. These spices, along with the addition of black sugarcane molasses, are used to create a wonderfully spicy and perfectly sweet cookie, my Spiced Molasses Cookies. These cookies are soft and chewy and are sure to become a favorite in your household like they are in mine.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!To make these cookies, start by sifting 2 ½ cups of all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ¼ teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ginger, ½ teaspoon nutmeg and ⅛ teaspoon clove in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
Using a standing mixer or hand mixer, cream 1 cup of brown sugar and 2 sticks (1 cup) of softened butter together until light and fluffy. Mix in one egg and ¼ cup of sugar cane molasses until well incorporated. Add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture and mix until just combined.
Next, pour ½ cup of coarse raw sugar into a small bowl and set aside. Taking one tablespoon of cookie dough at a time, roll it into a ball with your hands, then roll the dough ball into the raw sugar. Place the dough ball onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment paper and repeat until your cookie sheet is full. Make sure to leave about 1 ½ inch spaces between each cookie dough ball so that there is room for the cookies to spread while they bake. Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes at 350 deg F, or until just barely browned. Allow the cookies to cool before eating. This recipe makes about 45 cookies.
Spiced Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp powdered ginger
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp ground clove
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 egg at room temperature
- ¼ cup cane molasses
- ½ cup coarse, raw sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices together. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, or stand up mixer, cream butter and brown sugar together until fluffy.
- Add egg and molasses and mix until well incorporated.
- Add dry ingredients to butter/sugar mixture and mix until just combined.
- Pour ½ cup of raw sugar into a small bowl and set aside.
- Taking one tablespoon of cookie dough at a time, roll it in your hands to form a ball, then roll the cookie ball into the coarse sugar. Place dough ball onto a cookie sheet that has been lined with parchment. Repeat until cookie sheets are full, making sure to leave about 1 ½ inches between each cookie dough ball so that there is adequate room for the cookies to spread.
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or until just barely browned. Allow cookies to cool before eating.
- This recipe makes about 45 cookies. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
