Molasses Gingerbread Cookies

Makes about 2 dozen
Time 40 min
Molasses Gingerbread Cookies

A delicately spiced holiday favorite sweetened with molasses.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    2 1/4 cupsall-purpose flour
    2 teaspoonsbaking soda
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1 1/2 teaspoonsground cinnamon
    1 teaspoonground ginger
    3/4 teaspoonground cloves
    3/4 teaspoonground allspice
    3/4 cup(1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
    1/2 cuppacked dark brown sugar
    1/2 cupplus 1/3 cup sugar, divided
    1egg
    1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract
    1/3 cupunsulphured molasses
    2 teaspoonsorange zest

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Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F.


In medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and allspice; set aside.


In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar and 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula, about 4 minutes.


Add egg, vanilla and molasses and beat until combined, about 1 minute.


Add flour mixture and beat just until combined, about 30 seconds.


Combine remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar and orange zest in a shallow bowl.


To form each cookie, roll about 2 tablespoons of the dough into a 1 1/2-inch ball, then roll in sugar mixture and transfer to parchment paper-lined baking sheets, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart.


Bake until outer edges begin to set and centers are soft and puffy, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool for 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks and cool completely.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

1 cookie

Calories

150

Total Fat

6g

Saturated Fat

3.5g

Cholesterol

25mg

Sodium

160mg

Total Carbohydrate

23g

Dietary Fiber

0g

Total Sugars

13g

Protein

2g

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