i have been promising minihe we'd make cookies for a while now but things just didn't work out for us - naptime, suppertime, bathtime... i love molasses cookies but have never made them myself. probably because i don't happen to keep molasses on hand, but with seasonal items, like molasses, in stock and highly visible, i thought this would be a delicious project for the two of us. the recipe is not my own, although i did have to use golden brown sugar instead of dark since that's what i had on hand. i also only had whole cloves instead of ground so i neglected that ingredient from my batter. i used a tiny, itty, bitty sprinkling of nutmeg instead. they're similar, right? click here to view the website where this comes from.
dry ingredients:
1 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1 t ginger
1/2 t ground cloves (omitted)
preparation:
wisk together in a bowl and set aside
wet ingredients:
1 C dark brown sugar (i used golden)
2 T oil
1/3 C molasses
1 egg
1/2 t vanilla
preparation:
beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. scrape sides and bottom of bowl frequently.
add remaining liquid ingredients and beat until incorporated. scrape sides and beat briefly.
combine:
add flour to liquid bowl, beating with each addition.
refrigerate for a minimum of 2 hours or overnight. this step is important because the batter is sticky and extremely difficult to work with.
bake:
preheat oven to 375 degrees.
cover baking sheet with parchment paper
place 1 C sugar in a bowl
roll dough into 1" rounds and then roll in sugar
using the bottom of a glass, flatten each round slightly
bake 9-10 minutes or until tops start to crackle
cool on a wire rack
don't these just look delicious?
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