Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookies

Name: Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 200 min
Yield: 26
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup Unsalted Butter (3/4 cup (170 g) butter, softened); 1 cup Brown Sugar (1 cup (200 g) brown sugar (packed)); 1 piece Egg (1 egg, beaten); ¼ cup Molasses (1/4 cup (70 g) molasses); 2 cup All-Purpose Flour (2 cups (260 g) all-purpose flour); 2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda (2 teaspoons (11 g) baking soda); ½ tsp Kosher Salt (1/2 teaspoon (2 g) kosher salt); ½ tsp Cloves (1/2 teaspoon cloves); 1 tsp Cinnamon (1 teaspoon (4 g) cinnamon); 1 tsp Ginger (1 teaspoon (2 g) ginger); 2 tbsp Granulated Sugar (2 to 4 tablespoons granulated sugar — up to 4)

Soft and Chewy Molasses Cookies - Cookie (American)

200 minAmerican

Servings26

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Steps

1Make the dough
2Mix butter, sugar, egg and molasses thoroughly using a stand mixer. Sift or whisk all of the dry ingredients together. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir until combined. (If you do not have a stand mixer, you can make these by hand: melt 2 tablespoons of the butter; then stir it into the softened butter until the texture is mayonaisse-like. Add the sugar, beaten egg, and molasses and mix to combine. Add the whisked-together dry ingredients, and stir until the dough comes together.)
3Portion the dough
4I portion my dough into either 25 gram or 50 gram balls using my digital scale. Alternatively, use your scoop of choice. Roll each portion into a ball. Place the granulated sugar into a small bow. Dip each ball into the sugar, then place sugar-side up on a small, parchment-lined tray. Chill for at least three hours. If you are going to chill for longer, wrap the tray with plastic wrap or place it in a large ziplock bag.
5Bake the cookies
6Heat oven to 350ºF. Place 8 dough balls sugar side up on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Bake for 8 to 11 minutes (8 minutes for the smaller size cookies, 11 minutes for the larger cookies). Remove from oven and let cool completely on sheet pan before eating.