Easy to make Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookies are the BEST molasses cookies ever! Soft and chewy, easy to make, molasses and spices, just like grandma used to make!
These Old-fashioned molasses cookies are the perfect treat! My great grandmother’s original recipe was molasses cookies with shortening. Probably because it was during the Great Depression and there was a shortage on butter. I adapted her recipe and updated it back when I wrote my first cookbook in 2014.
Just like this recipe from grandma, you’ll also love Cream Puffs with Pastry Cream, Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Fried Apple Hand Pies.
How to make Molasses Cookies:
Step 1: Cream together brown sugar, molasses, and softened butter.
Step 2: Add the egg and gently combine ingredients together. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula.
Step 3: Add the flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, baking soda, and vinegar. Mixing to combine ingredients. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl again.
Step 4: Transfer the dough to a plastic zip-style bag; refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
Step 5: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line several half sheet pans with parchment paper and set aside.
Step 6: Remove chilled dough from refrigerator and use scoop the cookies into rounds. Flatten Rounds with the palm of your hand. Sprinkle each cookie with sugar and use a fork to make cross marks.
Step 7: Bake cookies until lightly browned, about 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before removing from the sheet pan.
Remember that every oven is different. It’s a great idea to use an oven thermometer to accurately monitor the oven temperature. Also, rotate your baking pans half way through the baking process. I carefully rotate each pan completely, and switch the bottom and top pans. This helps the cookies evenly bake.
What type of Molasses to use?
Blackstrap tends to be too strong for my taste. I prefer Grandma’s brand or Golden Barrel. But, Food Lion private label Molasses is also a great option!
Homemade Molasses Cookies are super simple to make and are perfect for the holidays! These Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookies are just like grandma’s! If you love this recipe, try Homemade Apple Pie, Caramel Apples, and Apple Crisp.
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Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
Chewy Molasses Cookies
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for coating cookies)
Instructions
Chewy Molasses Cookies
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together brown sugar, molasses, and softened butter.
- Add the egg and gently combine ingredients together. Occasionally scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
- Add the flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, baking soda, and vinegar. Mixing to combine ingredients. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl again.
- Transfer the dough to a plastic zip-style bag; refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line several half sheet pans with parchment paper and set aside.
- Remove chilled dough from refrigerator and use scoop the cookies into rounds. Flatten Rounds with the palm of your hand. Sprinkle each cookie with sugar and use a fork to make cross marks.
- Bake cookies until lightly browned, about 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before removing from the sheet pan.
Recipe Notes
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Love how old fashioned and chewy this recipe is thank you for sharing your recipe Jessica!
Thanks so much Lisa!
These are my all time favorite Christmas cookie. And I love them with a strong cup of coffee. Yum
My mom made them all the time! Loved them!