Soft Molasses Cookies. Homemade soft molasses cookies with crackly tops are super chewy and perfectly spiced. They stay seriously soft for days- if they last that long- and are always a holiday favorite. Celebrate the winter months with spicy and soft molasses cookies.
We took that classic spiced cookie recipe, with ginger. OK, Your cookie jar will be SO empty when you make these. These Molasses Cookies have a soft and chewy center with a slightly crisp exterior. You can Cook Soft Molasses Cookies using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Soft Molasses Cookies
- It's of Big mixing bowl.
- It's of Softened butter.
- It's of Vegetable shortening(not margarine).
- Lets Go Prepare of Sugar.
- Lets Go Prepare of Molasses.
- It's of Eggs(lightly beaten).
- Lets Go Prepare of medium mixing bowl.
- Lets Go Prepare of All-purpose flower.
- Lets Go Prepare of Salt.
- What You needis of Baking soda.
- What You needis of Ground ginger.
- Lets Go Prepare of Ground cloves.
- Lets Go Prepare of Ground cinnamon.
- Lets Go Prepare of as needed Additional sugar.
Perfectly spiced and incredibly easy to make too! Molasses cookies that are soft and chewy on the inside and crisp around the edges. These soft molasses cookies (also known as gingerdoodles, gingersnaps or ginger cookies) are a perfect treat. LOVE this Ginger Molasses Cookies recipe!
Soft Molasses Cookies instructions
- Set oven to preheat at 350°.
- In the large mixing bowl, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar until lightly colored and fluffy.
- beat in molasses and eggs; set aside..
- in medium bowl combine flour(sifting nit needed), salt, baking soda, ginger, clothes, and cinnamon. Blend thoroughly with wire whisk.
- Gradually mix flour mixture into creamed ingredients until dough is blended and smooth..
- Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls dip top in sugar; place 2 1/2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets..
- bake for 11 minutes.
These ginger cookies are perfectly soft and chewy, spiced with lots of ginger, cinnamon and cloves, easy to make, and irresistibly delicious. Soft Molasses Cookies - A tender gingersnap cookie recipe, perfect for holiday cookie platters! Aside from all the other reasons to be happy this season, cookie munching has to be. These Chewy and Soft Molasses Cookies combine all of my favorite holiday flavors, all inside of a delicious cookie with an exceptional chew. These big, soft ginger molasses cookies will literally melt in your mouth.