Nova Scotia Molasses Cookies
Soft, spiced cookies made dark and chewy with molasses, rolled in sugar before baking so the tops crackle.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Total
- 32 min
- Servings
- 30
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 110 kcal
Equipment
- •Baking sheet
- •Mixing bowl
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 110 kcal
- fat
- 4 g
- carbs
- 17 g
- protein
- 1 g
- calories
- 110
Instructions
- 1
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
- 2
Cream the butter and brown sugar until light, then beat in the molasses and egg.
- 3
Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture to form a soft dough.
- 4
Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- 5
Roll into balls, coat in granulated sugar, and place on a baking sheet with space to spread.
- 6
Bake at 180C (350F) for 10-12 minutes until the tops crackle but the centres are still soft.
- 7
Cool on the sheet for a few minutes before moving to a rack.
Chef's tips
Underbake slightly rather than overbake — the cookies firm up as they cool and stay chewier that way.
Ingredient substitutions
- molasses → fancy molasses for a milder flavour instead of dark or blackstrap
Storage
Keeps 1 week in an airtight container at room temperature.
Reheating
No reheating necessary.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Overbaking until hard
- •Skipping the chilling step, which causes excessive spreading
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