Molasses cookies are the softer, chewier cousin of my gingerbread cookies. They’re a great and easy-to-make cookie option for your holiday cookie tray and with their deep sparkly crackles they look beautiful arranged beside sugar cookies and peanut butter blossoms.
With their crackly sugared surfaces, slightly crisped edges, and soft, so soft, chewy interiors, these cookies are the treat to leave out for Santa if you have something particularly pricey on your wishlist this year. They’re brilliantly flavored with real butter (no shortening!), dark brown sugar, rich, sticky molasses, and, it bears repeating, lots of warm and cozy spices.
Find the RECIPE here (clickable link in profile!) or Google: “Sugar Spun Molasses Cookies” 👉
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INGREDIENTS
• ¾ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature (170g)
• ½ cup granulated sugar (100g)
• ½ cup dark brown sugar packed, can substitute light brown sugar (100g)
• 1 large egg
• ¼ cup unsulphured mol...