Crispy Molasses Cookies Recipes

THIN AND CRISPY SPICY MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325° F. (not fan assisted) with rack in centre of oven and prepare a baking sheet with parchment or a Silpat.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until thoroughly incorporated. Beat in the molasses.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ground ginger, salt and ground cloves. With the mixer running, slowly add the dry ingredients to the mixture until completely incorporated.
• Spoon the batter into mounds (about 2 Tablespoons each) and place on prepared cookie sheet. Space the cookies at least 3 to 4 inches apart, as they will spread! I bake only 6 at a time on a half sheet pan.
• Baking time will vary depending on your oven, weight of your baking sheet and how you like your cookies (more crispy or more chewy). Check cookies regularly starting at 12 minutes and watch carefully. Cookies will puff up as they bake and then deflate in to a flat cookie. You want to leave them in the oven at least until they deflate. How much longer you bake after that will determine how crispy they'll be. Somewhere between 14-17 minutes is in the right range. If you like, you can rotate the pan front to back halfway through for even colouring.
• Allow cookies to sit on the baking sheet until they firm up enough to move to a cooling rack (about a minute or two). Cookies will firm up as they cool.

CRISP MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt together. Set aside.
• Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat the butter on high speed until completely smooth, about 1 minute. Add the granulated sugar and beat the two together until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Add the molasses, egg, and vanilla and beat on high until completely combined, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low until combined. Cover and chill the dough for 1 hour in the refrigerator (and up to 2-3 days). If chilling for longer than a few hours, allow to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before rolling and baking because the dough will be quite hard and the cookies may not spread.
• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. (Always recommended for cookies.) Set aside.
• Roll balls of dough (about 1 scant Tablespoon of dough per cookie) into the granulated/coarse sugar. Place each ball 2 inches apart on the baking sheets. Bake for 13 minutes or until cracked on the top.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

MOLASSES-GINGER CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ground ginger, baking soda, and salt.
• In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Beat in egg and egg yolk, crystallized ginger, and grated ginger. Reduce speed to low. Beat in flour mixture in three additions, alternating with molasses, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating until combined after each addition. Cover; refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Using a 1-teaspoon ice cream scoop, scoop dough into rounded teaspoons onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Roll dough into balls; coat with sanding sugar. Place 12 balls onto each parchment-lined sheet, spacing 2 inches apart.
• Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until cookies are flat and edges are dark golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on sheets, then transfer to wire racks and let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 2 days or frozen up to 1 month.

GIANT MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in pecans. , Shape into 2-in. balls and roll in coarse sugar. Place 2-1/2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 13-15 minutes or until tops are cracked. Remove to wire racks to cool.

MOLASSES CRISPS

Steps:

• In a mixer, cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, then beat the egg. Cream until the mixture is light and lemon-colored. Add the molasses and mix until combined. Scrape down the side of the bowl.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the salt, ginger, cinnamon, and baking soda. Add this to the butter mixture and mix until combined. A third at a time, add the flour to the butter mixture and mix just until combined. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease two baking sheets. Roll the dough into balls 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter (depending on what size you like them) and arrange them in well-spaced rows on the cookie sheets. Bake about 10-12 minutes, just until crisp. The cookies will be thin and flat. Let cool on the baking sheet 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks. When cool, store in an airtight container.

CRISP & CHEWY MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, ginger, and sugar. Add the soft butter, molasses and egg beating until smooth (about 2 minutes).
• Lightly stir in the rolled oats, just until mixed. Use a level tablespoon of the dough for each cookie. Drop the dough 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, do not over bake. If you like chewy cookies, remove them from the oven earlier (they will be lighter colour in the middle).
• Allow the cookies to stay on the cookie sheets a minute or so to get firm before removing then to a cooling rack.
• When cool, store in an air tight container.