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Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmasrecipes, cookies
Servings: 36
Author: Apryl Niksch
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Equipment

Ingredients

DRY INGEDIENTS

  • 2 ¾ c. unbleached flour
  • 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 ½ tsp. ginger
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. nutmeg

WET INGREDIENTS

  • ¾ c. unsalted butter
  • 1 c. molasses (robust)
  • ½ c. sugar
  • ¼ c. buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ tsp. vanilla

Instructions

PREP

  • Whisk together dry ingredients in a bowl.
  • Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

BATTER

  • Cream butter and sugar until fluffy and light in color. Add eggs, molasses, and vanilla and mix together.
  • Add in dry ingredients and mix together until batter just comes together. Chill 30 minutes to overnight to let flavors meld together.
  • Scoop batter into balls using a medium cookie scoop. Roll balls into a bowl of white sanding sugar. Place cookies on baking sheet 1# apart.

BAKE

  • Bake cookies at 350° for 12 minutes.
  • Let cookies cool and store in sealed container on counter 2-3 days or in freezer up to 6 months.