Description
Soft, bite-sized cookies with deep molasses flavor and warm spices, perfect for holiday baking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (100 g) brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup (85 g) molasses
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
Instructions
- Cream together butter and brown sugar until light, about 2-3 minutes.
- Beat in the egg and molasses.
- Fold in the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.
- Chill the dough for 30-60 minutes.
- Scoop 1 tablespoon of dough, place 1 inch apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes until edges are set.
- Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
Notes
For chewier cookies, replace 2 tablespoons of flour with almond flour and reduce baking time by 30 seconds.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg