Molasses Crinkle Cookies
As soon as the mercury begins to fall, my thoughts always turn to steaming mugs of tea and baking with deep flavored ingredients like molasses. This recipe is a particular autumn favorite. Filled with plenty of rich molasses flavor and laced with heaps of warming spices, these molasses crinkle cookies are easy, comforting, and classic.
Servings 36 cookies (roughly)
Equipment
- handheld electric mixer or stand mixer
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1½ cups baker's sugar
- 1 large egg
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 2¾ cups all purpose flour
- 1¼ teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350℉.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed for about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Beat in the egg and molasses.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and salt.
- Carefully stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
- Form the dough into walnut-size balls, roll in the powdered sugar until generously coated, and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to rest for a couple minutes before removing them to cooling racks.