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Molasses Crinkles Cookies: Old Fashioned Flavor

Published: Mar 11, 2010 Last Updated: Sep 17, 2020 by Marye 480 words. | About 3 minutes to read this article.

Moist and chewy, these molasses cookies are spicy and perfect with a glass of cold milk. Just like grandma used to make... only better.
Total time 15 minutes
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These molasses crinkles cookies are full of old fashioned goodness. 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. molasses cookies in a cup

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?

Molasses Crinkles Cookies Recipe

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Old Fashioned Molasses Crinkles

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Moist and chewy, these molasses cookies are spicy and perfect with a glass of cold milk. Just like grandma used to make... only better.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings:36 cookies
Calories:92
Author:Marye Audet-White
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Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon ground ginger, ( I use a full teaspoon)
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper or ¼ teaspoon chipotle powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening at room temperature
  • ½ stick, (¼ cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup grandmas molasses, (NOT black strap or barbados!)
  • Turbinado or granulated sugar for sugaring tops of cookies

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Instructions

  • Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, and salt in a bowl until combined.
  • 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.
  • Add egg and molasses, beating until combined.
  • Reduce speed to low, then mix in flour mixture until combined.
  • Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 375°F.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Transfer to racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 92kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 0.6mg

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    1. Linda

      May 20, 2022 at 9:35 am

      Excellent recipe! Although they spread a bit more than I was hoping for, I can live with that. They were moist and chewy and one of the best molasses cookies I've had, other than your Molasses Peanut Butter Cookie recipe. The only change I made was to use KAF gluten free flour. Thank you - this recipe is a keeper!

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    2. Kali

      December 19, 2018 at 10:26 am

      5 stars
      I've made these over a dozen times and yet I've never said THANK YOU for the recipe. These are my absolute favorite. Even the kids love them and look forward to them around the holidays especially. Thank you so much...this is a recipe that requires absolutely no tweaking...it's perfect. Merry Christmas ?

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    3. KatherineSpins

      August 17, 2010 at 3:45 pm

      These are crazy good - but the dough was really soft when I first made it. I set the bowl in the refrigerator for half an hour or so, and then formed the cookies with a cookie scoop. Less messy than making balls by hand, and the cookies are still nice and round.

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      • maryeaudet

        August 17, 2010 at 7:05 pm

        Katherine, it IS a soft dough..but that is what makes it chewy..I am glad you made them work for you!

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