Spiced Molasses Cookies

Spices come together with Molasses to make Spiced Molasses Cookies. These are seriously good. The Good thing about this recipe is that it makes a big batch.

Make this up and bake a tray of cookies while you portion off the remaining cookie dough and freeze to make these at any time you are craving Spiced Molasses Cookies.

Cookie Dough Consistency

You may need to add more flour to achieve a cookie dough consistency. This is where the dough is tacky but doesn’t really stick to you. It’s on the firmer side and should scoop out of the 1 1/2 Tbl intact. If it is sticking, then it is too wet. Add more flour as you see fit to get that cookie dough texture.

I usually add in 3 1/2 Cups all at once and then add more until it’s the right texture and easier to handle. About 3 1/2 – 4 cups.

Freezing

This makes a big batch so that you can make some now and portion out the rest to freeze.

You can either roll the dough out into a cylinder and freeze or portion it into cookies and freeze them on a baking sheet. Once frozen remove them from the baking sheet and place them into a Ziploc bag. When ready to cook just remove them from the freezer and let them thaw before baking.

Spiced Molasses Cookies Variations

Ginger Molasses Cookies

You can double the Ginger and add Clove with Black Pepper if desired for Ginger Molasses Cookies.

These can also be shaped into gingerbread men cookies.

Snap Cookies

Add more flour to create a stiff cookie dough, almost like pie dough. Roll out flat and thin and stamp out the cookies with a cookie cutter.

Alternatively roll out into a long roll with a diameter of the desired cookie size. Wrap and leave it in the fridge for an hour. Take it out and slice thin slices and place unto the baking sheet.

Bake these at 375 F for 5 minutes.

Print Recipe

Spiced Molasses Cookies

Spiced Molasses Cookies, yielding about 48 cookies which you can bake some now and refrigerate or freeze to make the rest later.

Prep Time15 mins

cook time for each Tray9 mins

Course: Dessert, Sweets

Cuisine: Acadian, Canadian

Keyword: Ginger Molasses Cookies, Ginger Snap Cookies, Spiced Cookies, Spiced Molasses Cookies

Servings: 48 cookies

Author: JAH

Ingredients

Bowl 1

• 3 1/2 C Flour -see notes
• 1 tsp Allspice, Baking Soda, Cinnamon, Ginger, & Nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp Baking Powder & Sea Salt

Bowl 2

• 1 1/2 C Sugar
• 1 C Butter
• 1/2 C Molasses
• 1/4 C Water
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 375 F.

  Combine Bowl one Ingredients and set aside. Combine Bowl two Ingredients and mix really well with a wired whisk.
• Add Bowl 1 to Bowl 2 and mix well. Add more flour if necessary to achieve a tacky dough but doesn't really stick to you.
• Scoop out by 1 1/2 Tablespoon and roll into a ball and then press to flatten out a bit. Place unto the Baking Sheet. It should come out fairly clean from the scoop if not add more flour and mix.
• Bake in the oven for 9 minutes. Take them out and let cool on the baking tray 30 seconds before transferring them off the baking tray to cool longer.

Notes

Start with 3 1/2 C of flour and then add more if needed to create a Cookie dough that is tacky but doesn’t stick too much. This is usually around 3 1/2 – 4 cups of flour.

For Gingersnap cookies add more flour until a Pie Dough texture. Roll out flat & thin on a floured surface and stamp with a cookie cutter. Bake for 5 minutes.