Molasses Cookies
- Reviews 11
Ready In: 50 mins
Serves: 24-32
Yields: 72 cookies
Ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup margarine (1 1/2 sticks) or 3⁄4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
- 1⁄4 cup light molasses (mild)
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger, ground
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon clove, ground
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In 3-quart saucepan, melt margarine or butter over low heat. Remove saucepan from heat and, with wire whisk, beat in molasses and 1 cup sugar until blended, whisk in egg.
- With spoon, stir in flour and remaining ingredients until mixed.
- Transfer dough to medium bowl and freeze 15 minutes or until firm enough to handle. Spread remaining 1/4 cup sugar on waxed paper.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls, roll balls in sugar to coat. Place balls, 2 1/2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Bake cookies 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies spread and da rken.
- Let cookies remain on cookie sheet on wire rack 1 minute to cool slightly.
- Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
- Store cookies in tightly covered container up to 2 weeks.
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