Super soft molasses cookies with all the flavors of the holiday season added in makes for one delicious treat!
Happy National Cookie Day!
I know, I know… I’m not sure who comes up with this stuff, but according to Google (;)), December 4th is National Cookie Day and I’m obviously not going to stand in the way of a cookie celebration!
This past Saturday was rainy and dreary outside, giving me the perfect excuse to stay inside and bake. If you’ve been following my blog for a while now, you know I am a big big BIG Christmas person. So, since it was after pumpkin season/Thanksgiving, I wanted to do some holiday baking.
And here’s what I discovered on my rainy Saturday baking… These Molasses Cookies are the perfect holiday cookie! I’m obsessed. And it’s not a good thing, because I can’t stop eating them! The cookies are soft and the flavor of molasses, cinnamon, ginger and cloves is just quintessential Christmas. If you can resist eating them all yourself, these cookies would make for a sweet gift for anyone on your holiday baking list. I hope you’ll try them for yourself… you can thank me after 🙂
Your turn…What’s your favorite cookie that you’d pick to celebrate National Cookie Day?
xoxo, Jenna
You’ll Need:
Makes 18-20 cookies
- 3/4 of a cup butter, softened
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/4 of a cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- Additional 3 tablespoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
To Make:
Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Using a hand or stand mixer, cream together softened butter and sugar.
Add in molasses and egg and mix well to combine.
Gradually mix in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
Mix until well-combined.
In a small bowl, combine additional sugar and cinnamon for cinnamon-sugar dusting on cookies.
Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, scoop cookie dough into rounded balls.
Roll each ball of cookie dough into cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Place on baking sheet and slightly press down on each ball of cookie dough with your palm.
Refrigerate cookie dough on baking trays for 30 minutes.
Pre-heat oven to 375 Degrees F to prepare for baking.
Bake cookies for 8-9 minutes, or until they begin cracking on top.
Cool for five minutes before transferring to wire rack to completely cool.
Once completely cooled, store in airtight container.
Enjoy your delicious Molasses Cookie!
Molasses cookies are my favorite holiday treat! These sound to die for.
xx Kathryn
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Kathryn, I hope you try them 🙂 If you do, let me know what you think! xoxo!
These are my absolute favorite type of cookie!
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These are so delicious, Kristin! If you try the recipe, let me know what you think.
My version of cookie day is me snacking on prebought cookies, because I don’t have time to bake…luckily there’s an Insomnia Cookies right down in the Square for lazy people like me 🙂 These cookies look great! The string is a festive touch.
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Thanks Brittney! Insomnia Cookies are great too 🙂
These are my favvvvorite Christmas treats of all time! Mouth is definitely watering right now. And your FOOD STYLING. So darn cute missy!!
xx, e
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Thanks Emily 🙂 I hope you’ll try the recipe- they are so so good! xoxo!
YUM – you are making me hungry with this recipe 🙂
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They are toooo good, Samantha! Let me know if you try the recipe- I’d love to hear your thoughts! xoxo
Ginger molasses cookies are my favorite! I can’t get enough of them. – Kristin It’s Kristin
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Same girl same!!!