What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Enjoyable Eats: Your Grandma’s Molasses Cookies! For years I was on a quest to bake soft, chewy cookies. No matter what I did, it seemed as soon as the cookies cooled, they turned crunchy rather than chewy. Don’t get me wrong, they still disappeared in my house because…well, kids seem to love homemade cookies no matter how they turn out. Then, the other day I was rifling through a stack of recipes scribbled on random slips of paper tucked away in a ziplock bag. I came across the familiar handwriting of my beloved Grandma Frieda. I remembered visiting her in the summertime when she’d bring out the Game of Cootie for us to play. Afterwards, she serve a plate of sugary molasses cookies with a glass of milk. Those are good memories, that’s for sure.
YOUR GRANDMA’S MOLASSES COOKIES
Ingredients:
4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
1 teaspoon cloves, ground
1 teaspoon ginger, ground
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups sugar plus 1/2 cup
1/2 cup molasses
2 eggs
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 375°. Line baking sheet with a silicone baking mat and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and 2 cups sugar until combined. Add in the molasses and eggs and mix well. Slowly add the flour mixture to the ingredients of the stand mixer and mix until all is combined. Fill a small bowl with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Form teaspoon-size dough into balls then gently roll them in the granulated sugar. Place onto baking sheet, two inches apart. Repeat until all the cookie dough has been used. Bake only 10 minutes for soft and chewy results. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Yum. I really like the taste of molasses cookies. Others prefer chocolate chip cookies but I like molasses cookies or hermits.
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There’s nothing like it. 😋🌿
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My grandmother would have loved these as she had either ginger snaps or molasses cookies every afternoon with her tea. Sometimes, she even shared them with us kids! This looks like a lovely recipe, and I’m sure that molasses keeps them moist. (love the Portmerion measuring spoons…).
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How kind of you to notice, Dorothy. A very good friend of mine gave me the spoons as a gift. 🍃🌸
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They are so pretty, and you have a lovely friend. I bought a couple of pieces when I was i Bermuda many years ago, and my daughter has gifted me more form time to time.
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The gift that keeps on giving! 🍃🌸
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There is nothing like a homemade cookie. It’s funny because with certain cookies- like chocolate chip- I can eat them either way. But these? Or sugar? Or peanut butter? I prefer them chewy.
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Right? There’s something about a chewy cookie that makes my eyes roll back. lol 🍃🍒🌲
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So true.
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Looks tempting & sounds flavorful! Thanks for sharing your grandma’s recipe.
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It was my pleasure. 🍃🌸
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My Mama cooks similar to these. She has 2 nephews that she used to bake them for every year, because they loved them so much! Those spoons are gorgeous!
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It’s one of those recipes I never tire of making. Glad you like the spoons! 💜
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❤
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Hmm, sounds like I should try that!
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Be my guest! 🍃🌸
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With pleasure!
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I love molasses cookies. YUM!
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Aren’t they divine?! 😍🌿
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Yes they are. They just melt in your mouth. YUMMY!
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I also love your beautiful measuring spoons too.
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I feel so special! 🍃🌸🌿🍒
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That’s because you are. 🙂
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This defines delicious!
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It’s the one time of year no one’s counting. lol 🍃🍒🌲
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I’m totally in a molasses mood right now,, Gail. These look scrumptious! And Grandma’s recipes are always the best!
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I cannot resist them. 🍃🌸
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Love all the other ingredients.. not sure about molasses.. We had a to eat a teaspoon a dat when we were younger for our health.. It was awful.. 😉
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Molasses straight up. Hmmm. 😜
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I have never tried molasses cookies before. These sound so good! I’ll have to try these. Pinning!
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Awesome, Michelle. Try to resist sampling the cookie dough. I’ve tried but… 🤣
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Molasses cookies are my favorite!
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I’d have to agree 💯 %
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I could feel the chewiness through the photo. Beautiful picture to illustrate a delicious recipe. Thank you for the inspiration 🎈
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These are my go-to cookies. Even if I freeze them, they are still soft and chewy. 😋🌿
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