These molasses cookies are carefully designed to be perfectly soft and chewy! Their sparkling sugar exteriors and warm, cozy spices make them a perfectly festive and unique winter cookie.Recipe includes a how-to video!
Combine butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer (or you may use a large bowl and an electric hand mixer) and beat until creamed.
¾ cup unsalted butter, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup dark brown sugar packed,
Add egg, stir until combined.
1 large egg
Add molasses and vanilla extract, stir well until ingredients are combined.
¼ cup unsulphured molasses, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, and salt.
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground cloves, ½ teaspoon salt
Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until completely combined.
Cover dough with clear wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours and up to 3 days.
Once dough has chilled, preheat oven to 375F (190C) and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Roll dough into heaping Tablespoon-sized balls and roll in sugar to coat completely.
1 ½ cup granulated sugar
Place at least 2" apart on prepared cookie sheet and bake on 375F (190C) for 10-11 minutes.
The cookies should look baked but have slightly under-done centers. Let them cool completely on the baking sheet to finish cooking -- this will make them very soft.
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Notes
Storing
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.