Molasses Sandwich Cookies
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Everyday Food, September 2006
- Prep Time 50 minutes
- Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield Makes 30
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (spooned and leveled) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup light unsulfured molasses
- Creamy molasses filling, (below)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter until combined. Beat in egg, then molasses, until smooth. On low speed, gradually add flour mixture until a dough forms.
- Drop rounded measuring teaspoonfuls of dough onto two ungreased (or parchment-lined) baking sheets, about 1 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake until centers are dry to the touch, 12 to 15 minutes; rotate pans from top to bottom and front to back halfway through. Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
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- Spread a rounded measuring teaspoonful of Creamy Molasses Filling on the flat side of a cookie; place another cookie on top, and gently press. Repeat until all cookies are filled. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 day, or refrigerate up to 3 days (cookies may soften during refrigeration).
I made these for a family get-together - EVERYONE loved them! I'm making them again today - I used the extra filling to ice a little cake - also good Diane
Sorry...molasses is the proper spelling..............my bad. Mykele
When I am rushed for time, I use a carton of vanilla, cream cheese or
butter cream frosting for the filling....really mellows the mollases
and spicey flavor...............Mykele
I think I'd use a lemon-ginger filling with these tasty cookies.
These were okay. The filling is very sweet and buttery. I also found 12 - 15 mins to be WAY too long. Using the cookie size in the recipe, 7 - 8 mins baked a cookie that was done but still a little soft. I would not make these again unfortunately.
Has anyone tried making a cheese cream type frosting for the filling? So following the same recipe pretty much but adding cream cheese and decreasing the butter?
Yep, everyone is right...these cookies are addictive. This is one of my favorite cookie recipes of all time (and my all-time list is rather small, so the select ones on it are tops in my opinion)! I also think they are surprisingly easy to make. The result gives the impression that you did more work than you actually put in, in other words! I used the smallest cookie scoop, leveled off, and the cookies were a perfect size and pretty symmetrical. Thanks for a great recipe!
These cookies really are out of this world. I've made them twice and each time they have turned out perfect. Definitely do not overbake the cookies. And if you have extra filling, it is awesome on pancakes!!!
These are fabulous, and easier than I expected. I took them to a potluck where there were about 10 times as many desserts as we needed, and they disappeared in a matter of minutes. Since the cookies need to "match" to sandwich up neatly, it's very helpful to use a very small cookie scoop or a round measuring spoon to get the size uniform, and also cool the sheets between batches. The filling recipe does make quite a bit more than necessary, so we ate it as a spread on toast!
These cookies are WONDERFUL. Definate indulgance. I took them to a dinner/cookie exchange and they never made it to the cookie table. They'd been devoured before the appetizers started and were raved about the rest of the evening. (and to this day) I had multiple requests for the recipe. Definately a hit - it'll be in my favorites from here on out!
These were really good little cookies. I used my tiniest dough disher and the cookies were just the right size. they did come out more crunchy than I expected and they were very sweet.
I made these cookies and my family went nuts for them. I used a 1/2 teaspoon to measure the last few batches of cookies and they were the perfect size. These just might be my new favorite cookie!
These yummy cookies are definitely comfort food (i.e., not healthy!). The next time I make them, I'd reduce the butter and sugar by 1/4, because they are super sweet and overloaded with butter. The recipe for the Filling yielded way more than is needed for the cookie sandwiches, so I'd reduce that, too. Otherwise, these are delicious and, unfortunately, addicting. I split up the batch for my boyfriend and his best friend and they ate them all in one day!
These baked beatifully. They were soft and chewy--the way I like them. Great flavor and the filling adds to the flavor of the cookie. I love all spice cookies, so I enjoyed this recipe. We'll see what my family thinks later today!
These were so easy! The recipe makes a large sandwich cookie, so I used 1/2 tsp to drop the cookies...much more manageable for smaller hands. Not too strong, just the right amount of crunch. These were a huge hit!
I made these cookies for a ladies dinner and cookie exchage that I attended last night. They were by FAR the favorite cookie there. Crunchy little cookies with that delicious frosting. You can't miss with these little bites of heaven!