Soft & Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies
Think of these as the "little black dress" of your holiday baking. They are delicious enough to stand on their own with a deep, comforting flavor of ginger, cinnamon, and molasses. However, they are also the perfect blank canvas—feel free to dress them up with a white chocolate drizzle, candied ginger, or a glaze.
Ingredients
~3-4 dozen cookies
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup + 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 Tbsp molasses
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking soda
- 2 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves or a large pinch
- 1/8 tsp freshly grated nutmeg or a large pinch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar for 2 minutes until fluffy.
- Add egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and molasses. Mix for 1 minute.
- Whisk dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in three batches, mixing on low speed.
- Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Let cookies rest on baking sheet for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Optional: Press gentle indentations into cookie tops for crinkled texture.