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Chewy Molasses Cookies
Our best molasses cookie recipe results in tender, soft cookies with warmth from ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom. Even better: They stay chewy for days and days.
👥 2 Servings🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Alison Roman📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place racks in lower and upper thirds of oven; preheat oven to 375°. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
2
Whisk 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour, 2 tsp. baking soda, 1½ tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 tsp. ground ginger, ¾ tsp. ground cardamom, and ½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a small bowl.
(250 g) all-purpose flour2 cups. baking soda2 tsp½ tsp. ground cinnamon1. ground ginger1 tsp
3
Whisk 1 large egg, ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted, ⅓ cup (67 g) granulated sugar, ⅓ cup (113 g) mild-flavored (light) or robust-flavored (dark) molasses, and ¼ cup (packed; 53 g) dark brown sugar in a medium bowl. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients just to combine.
(250 g) all-purpose flour2 cupslarge egg1
4
Place coarse sanding or raw sugar in a shallow bowl. Scoop out dough with a small cookie scoop or tablespoon and roll into balls (if dough is sticky, chill ⏱️ 20 minutes). Roll in sugar and place on prepared baking sheets, spacing 2" apart. Bake cookies, rotating baking sheets top to bottom and back to front halfway through, until cookies are puffed, crackling, and just set around edges (overbaked cookies won’t be chewy), 8–⏱️ 10 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool. Do Ahead: Cookie dough can be made and rolled into balls 2 weeks ahead. Freeze on a baking sheet; transfer to resealable plastic bags. Let sit at room temperature ⏱️ 30 minutes before rolling in sugar. Cookies can be baked 1 week ahead; store in an airtight container at room temperature. Editor’s note: This recipe for molasses cookies was first printed in our December 2013 issue. Head this way for cute-as-a-button gingerbread cookies, sleek iced sugar cookies, and more of our best Christmas cookie recipes →
(250 g) all-purpose flour2 cupsCoarse sanding or raw sugar (for rolling)
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