Molasses Cookies
- Author: Sandra Sells
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 16 cookies 1x
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup unsulphured molasses
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/3 cane sugar
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick mat.
- Using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer and cream the butter.
- Add in the brown sugar and white sugar, mix until combined.
- Add in the molasses and pure vanilla extract, mix until combined.
- In another medium bowl combine your dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, pumpkin spice, cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger.)
- Slowly add your dry ingredients to the wet ingredients 1/3 at time mixing to combine. Mix in the water.
- Using a cookie scoop, take each scoop or cookie dough and roll it into a ball. Roll the ball of cookie dough in the cane sugar.
- Place on the baking sheet and press down slightly. Bake for 10-11 minutes. The cookies will look very soft in texture.
- Remove from oven and let cool. Then, transfer the cooled cookies to a wire rack and let the cool fully for another 10 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!