The Best Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies
These soft and chewy rolled old fashioned molasses cookies really are the best. Made with shortening and strong holiday spices, the texture and the flavour commination knock these out of the part. Plus it makes a HUGE recipe to share (or not), with family and friends!
Ingredients
- 4 c flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1½ teaspoon ginger
- 1½ teaspoon cloves
- 1½ c vegetable shortening
- 1 c granulated sugar
- 1 c brown sugar packed
- 2 eggs
- ½ c cooking molasses
- ½ c additional granulated sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix your dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt and spices) in a large bowl. Whisk thoroughly, set aside.
- In a stand mixer or in with a hand mixer, cream shortening and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add your eggs one at a time, and stir in molasses.
- Add your flour mixture a little at a time, letting it fully combine with the wet ingredients before adding more (I like to do about 25% of the flour at a time).
- Shape the dough into 1 inch balls, rolling them in your hands (about 2 tbsp. at a time). Roll in the additional flour, place on a baking sheet about an inch apart.
- Bake for 11-14 minutes, until the tops still look a bit wet but the edges are dry. You can gently pat the tops for a flatter cookie with more of a crackle top. Enjoy!
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Notes
If you're not a huge fan of the amount of cloves I've got here (it's a lot), you can definitely cut it back. I'm just obsessed with the strong spice flavors.
Same with the ginger!
This makes a HUGE recipe - feel free to cut it in half!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 163kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 162mgPotassium: 79mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg
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