Chewy Molasses-Spice Cookies

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Prep Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 30 mins
Yield:
36

The holidays wouldn't be complete without a jar of these spice cookies.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 1 ½ cups sugar

  • ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened

  • 1 large egg

  • ¼ cup molasses

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a shallow bowl, place 1/2 cup sugar; set aside.

  2. With an electric mixer, beat butter and remaining cup of sugar until combined. Beat in egg and then molasses until combined. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in dry ingredients, just until a dough forms.

  3. Pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 tablespoon. Roll balls in reserved sugar to coat.

  4. Arrange balls on baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. Bake, one sheet at a time, until edges of cookies are just firm, 10 to 15 minutes (cookies can be baked two sheets at a time, but they will not crackle uniformly). Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer to racks to cool completely.

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