Molasses Cookies
Soft, spiced molasses cookies with a crackled sugared top, a cookie-jar standard baked in kitchens across the Island.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Total
- 27 min
- Servings
- 24
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 110 kcal
Equipment
- •baking sheet
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 110 kcal
- fat
- 4 g
- carbs
- 17 g
- protein
- 1 g
- calories
- 110
Instructions
- 1
Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy, then beat in the molasses and egg.
- 2
Whisk flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt together, then stir into the wet mixture.
- 3
Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- 4
Roll into balls and coat each in granulated sugar.
- 5
Place on a baking sheet with space to spread.
- 6
Bake at 180°C for 10-12 minutes until the tops crackle but the centres stay soft.
Chef's tips
Pull the cookies out while they still look slightly underdone in the centre for a chewy texture once cooled.
Ingredient substitutions
- molasses → fancy molasses, not blackstrap
Storage
Store airtight at room temperature up to 1 week.
Reheating
No reheating needed; serve at room temperature.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Overbaking until crisp throughout
- •Skipping the chill time, causing excess spreading
Serving suggestions
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