Soft Molasses Christmas Cookies
Molasses Christmas Cookies have the taste of gingerbread cookies, but are soft and thick. Roll the dough balls in sugar for the perfect sweetness!
Servings: 60
Calories: 111kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening or room temperature butter*
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 cup molasses
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 cup extra granulated sugar for rolling dough
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- In a large bowl (or a stand mixer bowl with the paddle attachment), cream together the shortening, brown sugar, molasses and buttermilk. The mixture will look curdled, but don't worry...it will all come together with the dry ingredients. 1 cup shortening, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup buttermilk
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 4 teaspoons baking soda, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, 1 teaspoons salt
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. The dough will be very soft and slightly sticky, but you should be able to roll
- Use a cookie scoop to spoon out the dough and roll into balls. Then roll the balls in sugar.
- Place the cookie dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2" apart. Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. Don't over bake the cookies. We remove them before they get browned.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 3-5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- If you choose to use butter, it should be at room temperature, not at all melted. And I recommend refrigerating the cookie dough for 30 minutes after you roll the balls if you use butter.
- Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
- This recipe makes a large batch, about 4-5 dozen depending on how big you make the cookies, but they freeze well. Allow the cookies to defrost completely before you unwrap them from the storage container. Learn how to freeze cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 0.4mg | Sodium: 119mg | Potassium: 105mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg
