Description
These Soft Molasses Cookies boast a tender texture and a delightful blend of warm spices. With their nostalgic flavor and ease of preparation, they’re ideal for any gathering or cozy day at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- Brown gel food dye (optional)
Instructions
- Sift together dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt, spices.
- Cream together butter, dark brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy.
- Mix in the vanilla, egg, and molasses. Combine dry ingredients until just mixed.
- Portion dough with a cookie scoop and roll in granulated sugar.
- Chill dough on cookie sheets for 30 minutes before baking.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and bake cookies for 14-16 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool, then prepare cream cheese frosting.
- Mix cream cheese and butter, then sift in powdered sugar to combine.
- Optionally, dye part of the frosting brown for decoration.
Notes
To avoid dense cookies, be exact with measuring flour.
Chill the dough to prevent excessive spreading during baking.
Feel free to customize spices to your preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg