Soft & Chewy Molasses Cookies
a simple, easy to follow recipe for flavorful molasses cookies
Servings 18 cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ⅓ cup granulated white sugar
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ⅓ cup molasses
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ cup turbinado sugar optional
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugars.
- Stir in the maple syrup, molasses, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Stir in the egg.
- In another mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
- Stir the dry ingredients in with the wet until a soft dough forms.
- Cover and chill in the freezer for 30 minutes or the refrigerator for a couple hours (or overnight).
- Form dough balls from the batter and roll the tops in the turbinado sugar.
- Place on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper or a baking mat.
- Bake at 350°F for 8-10 minutes. For my oven, 9 minutes is just right. The edges should be browning but the centers will still be very soft.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
The turbinado sugar tops are optional but make a nice addition both in the final look of these cookies as well as adding a slight crunch.