Description
These Spicy Molasses Cookies are a delightful blend of warm spices and rich molasses, creating a soft and chewy treat perfect for any occasion. Rolled in sugar and baked to perfection, these cookies offer a bold flavor with hints of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and cardamom that will warm you from the inside out.
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar, plus more for coating
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco)
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to prepare for baking the cookies.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the sugar, vegetable shortening, molasses, and egg until the mixture is smooth and well blended.
- Add dry ingredients: Lightly stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom, and salt. Gradually add this dry mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until a uniform dough forms.
- Form and coat cookies: Using your hands, roll the dough into walnut-sized balls. Generously coat each ball in granulated sugar to create a slightly crunchy exterior.
- Bake the cookies: Place the sugar-coated dough balls on a baking sheet, spacing them apart. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, allowing the cookies to bake about 1 minute longer once they start to crack on the surface to ensure they are perfectly chewy inside.
- Cool and serve: Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them off the baking sheet to cool. These cookies are enjoyable warm but are even better once fully cooled.
Notes
- For a softer cookie, do not overbake; watch for cracks as a sign of doneness.
- You can substitute vegetable shortening with unsalted butter for a richer flavor, but texture may vary.
- Rolling the dough balls generously in sugar adds a delightful texture and sweetness contrast.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
