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Easy Bakery-Style Molasses Cookies - just like the cookies you find in a fine bakery except you can mix up the dough in one bowl in ten minutes and they cost WAY less!

Easy Bakery Style Molasses Cookies

These Easy Bakery-Style Molasses Cookies are just like the cookies you find in a fine bakery, except you can mix the dough up in one bowl in just ten minutes - and they cost WAY less!
Course Cookies, Dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 108 kcal
Author Chris Scheuer

Ingredients

  • ½ cup 1 stick butter
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup mild-flavored molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • Raw sugar also called Demera or Turbinado sugar, for rolling
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  1. Place oven racks in lower and upper thirds of oven and preheat to 375°. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper. (I love these parchment paper sheets that are already cut to the size of a sheet pan.)

  2. Melt butter in a medium large pot, just until melted. Remove from the heat and add sugars and stir to combine. Add molasses and egg and stir well.

  3. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt just until combined.
  4. Place raw sugar in a shallow bowl. Scoop out dough with a cookie scoop (mine holds 2 tablespoons) and roll into balls. If dough seems sticky, chill 20 minutes. (Out of the four times I've made the cookies, only once did the dough seem sticky, but after a short stint in the refrigerator, it was perfect for rolling.
  5. Roll balls, sugar and place on prepared pans, spacing 2” apart.
  6. Bake cookies, rotating baking sheets halfway through, until cookies are puffed, cracked, and set around edges, 10-12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool.
  7. Do Ahead: Cookie dough can be made and rolled into balls 2 weeks ahead. Freeze on a baking sheet; transfer to resealable plastic bags. Let sit at room temperature 30 minutes before rolling in sugar.
Nutrition Facts
Easy Bakery Style Molasses Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 108 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 16mg5%
Sodium 178mg8%
Potassium 85mg2%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 0g0%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 130IU3%
Calcium 16mg2%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.