Old Fashioned Molasses Crinkles

There is something about a chewy, sweet, and spicy molasses cookie with an ice cold glass of milk that makes the entire world a better place.

Or coffee. I can do this with coffee, too. Give me a rainy day… some rumbly thunder… rain pattering against the glass… and a book. I can tell you where I will be if at all possible — on my window seat with a plate of these cookies.

You must use an unsulphured molasses or else you are going to get that strong, mineral taste that puts most people off. Don’t over cook them. They are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, and that’s the way they are supposed to be. This is a cookie recipe to add to your go to list because they keep well, they freeze well, and they are absolutely out of this world amazing.

One of the things that I like to do is to sandwich some cream cheese buttercream or vanilla ice cream between two cookies…

Right?

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Old Fashioned Molasses Crinkles

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

15 mins

 

Moist and chewy, these molasses cookies are spicy and perfect with a glass of cold milk. Just like grandma used to make... only better.

Servings: 6 dozen

Author: Marye Audet

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger ( I use a full teaspoon)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper or 1/4 tsp chipotle powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening at room temperature
• 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup grandmas molasses (NOT black strap or barbados!)
• Turbinado or granulated sugar for sugaring tops of cookies

Instructions

1. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, and salt in a bowl until combined.
2. Beat together shortening, butter, and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a stand mixer (preferably fitted with paddle attachment) or 6 minutes with a handheld.
3. Add egg and molasses, beating until combined.
4. Reduce speed to low, then mix in flour mixture until combined.
5. Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 375°F.
6. Roll 1 heaping teaspoon of dough into a 1-inch ball with wet hands, then dip 1 end of ball in sugar. Make more cookies in same manner, arranging them, sugared side up, 2 inches apart on 2 ungreased baking sheets.
7. Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until undersides are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes total, then cool on sheets 1 minute.
8. Transfer to racks to cool completely.