1995 1st Place: Swedish Spice Cookies

Submitted by Creation In Hope

"This was posted for the ZWT 2006. I have not tried this recipe and it is compliments of fooddownunder.com by Colleen Ries. These were the first-place winner in the 1995 Chicago Tribune Holiday Cookie contest."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 60 cookies
• Serves: 30

ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted before measuring
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1⁄4 cup molasses

directions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Have ungreased baking sheet(s) ready.
3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, spices and salt; set aside.
4. Beat the butter and 1 cup of the granulated sugar in large bowl of an electric mixer on high speed until light, 1 minute.
5. Add the egg and molasses; mix well.
6. Stop the mixer and add the flour mixture.
7. Mix just until combined.
8. Using about 1 1/2 teaspoons dough for each, roll dough into balls.
9. Roll in the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar so they are fully coated.
10. Arrange on baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
11. If you prefer a thin, crisp cookie, they may be flattened with a glass that has been dipped in sugar.
12. Bake until set, 9 to 10 minutes.
13. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

Reviews

[Unknown Chef6]

These cookies came out delicious! Mine came out very chewy because I accidently added the whole 1 1/2 cups of sugar to the cookie mixture instead of reserving the 1/2 cup for rolling balls in...yumm......! I'll make these again and again! Thanks for posting! :) Martha

 

[Chabear01]

Ditto to Charmie's comments. These are soooo darned good, and even make the house smell good while baking. I used Black Strap Molasses, we really like molasses here, and these were the best. Will be adding these to my cookies for gift making too as I am certain everyone will appreciate a box of these. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe. The Dirty Pan Gang RULES!!!

 

[KK7707]

This is an excellent spice cookie - crispy on the outside and slightly chewy on the inside. I added a little allspice, and will also try some cardamom next time. I just gave these a light roll through colored sugar (making some red and some green for Christmas) instead of coating them with regular sugar. Because colored sugar is usually more coarse than granulated sugar, I find it leaves a gritty texture if the cookie is completely coated in it. Thanks for a very good recipe.

 

[Cocoa]

These are awesome cookies! I added a bit of mace and allspice to mine and they are excellent. Thank you very much for sharing your recipe.

 

[Sunny In Florida]

My DH took these to work every day for over a week and he asked me to make them again. For him to tell me he likes something is unusual, so I knew he must have REALLY liked them a lot! I made following the recipe exactly and the result was a crispy on the outside, chewy inside delicious cookie that we both really liked! I can see why they won 1st place! Roni