Molasses Crinkles
Classic spiced cookies made with molasses and warm spices like cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves. These chewy cookies are rolled in sugar for a sparkly, crackled appearance.
Ingredients
- •2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- •2 teaspoons baking soda
- •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •¾ teaspoon ground ginger
- •½ teaspoon ground allspice
- •½ teaspoon ground cloves
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •½ cup vegetable shortening
- •¼ cup unsalted butter
- •1 cup dark brown sugar
- •1 large egg
- •½ cup molasses
- •⅓ cup sanding sugar
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, and salt in a bowl until combined.
3 min
- 2.
Beat together shortening, butter, and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a stand mixer (preferably fitted with paddle attachment) or 6 minutes with a handheld. Add egg and molasses, beating until combined. Reduce speed to low, then mix in flour mixture until combined.
6 min
- 3.
Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 375°F.
10 min
- 4.
Roll 1 heaping teaspoon of dough into a 1-inch ball with wet hands, then dip 1 end of ball in sanding sugar. Make more cookies in same manner, arranging them, sugared side up, 2 inches apart on 2 ungreased baking sheets.
15 min
- 5.
Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until undersides are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes total, then cool on sheets 1 minute. Transfer to racks to cool completely. Make more cookies with remaining dough on cooled baking sheets.
12 min
- 6.
*Available at Sweet Celebrations (800328-6722).
