Spiced Molasses Cookies
Servings: 45 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!