soft spiced molasses cookies
crispy outside, soft inside, and perfectly spiced. the best holiday cookie!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 1 ¼ cup sugar divided
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 1 egg room temperature
- 2 ¼ cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine 1 cup of the sugar and butter in a medium mixing bowl or bowl of a stand mixer. Mix until light and creamy. (About 3 minutes!)
- While the butter and sugar are mixing, in another bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger.
- Add molasses and egg to the butter and sugar mixture. Mix until well combined.
- On low, gradually add in the dry ingredients. Mix until well combined.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Place the remaining ¼ sugar in a small bowl.After refrigerating, roll the dough into balls approx. 1 inch in size. (I use a small cookie scoop!) Roll the dough in the remaining sugar.
- Place sugared dough about 2 inches apart on your baking sheet. Bake for approximately 9 minutes (for super soft inside!) or up to 12 minutes if you like yours more crisp.
- Let cool completely then enjoy! OR....I like sticking the tray directly into the freezer. This keeps the outside crispy and the inside soft. This is NOT essential to the taste of the recipe! I'm just particular. (Shocking, I know.)
Notes
- These cookies are, unfortunately, best eaten the day they're made. I know, such a burden to eat an entire batch of cookies in one sitting!
- The longer the dough sits in the fridge, the more you'll want to watch the baking time. I'd add one minute and check after that!
- Haven't tried baking from frozen but I'm sure they'd work just fine. Really, they've never lasted that long.