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Bakery Style Molasses Cookies

Thick, soft, and chewy bakery-style molasses cookies with warm spices and crackled sugar tops.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 18 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Autumn
Calories: 210
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough
  • 2.25 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tsp cinnamon
  • 1.5 tsp ginger
  • 0.25 tsp cloves
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 0.25 cup molasses unsulphured
  • 1 egg large
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.33 cup granulated sugar for rolling

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • Baking sheet
  • Wire rack
  • Hand mixer or stand mixer

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
  3. Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  4. Mix in molasses, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
  5. Gradually add dry ingredients until combined.
  6. Roll dough into balls and coat in granulated sugar.
  7. Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are set.
  8. Cool on wire rack before serving.

Notes

Do not overbake for best chewy texture.