Ginger Spice Molasses Cookies
Ginger Spice Molasses Cookies
With festive flavours of ginger and cinnamon, these cookies are a delicious cookie for the holiday season! Who can’t love a cookie baked for Santa?!
Makes a big batch!
This recipe makes a really big batch so you can eat some now and freeze the rest for later, which is great for the holiday season. Just pop them in the freezer and pull them out as needed for friends or unexpected guests.
About the cookie stamp:
I found this cookie stamp years ago at Crate + Barrel and knew I had to try it with these cookies! You don’t have to use a cookie stamp, it’s just a cute idea if you’re looking for something fun for the holiday cookie tray! Here’s my best tip for using a stamp should you want to try one too. I found the best way to make it work was to bake the cookies partially first, then stamp them halfway through the baking process. When I stamped the dough before baking the wording kind of disappeared.
Perfect for the holidays!
These delicious cookies are perfect for holiday cookie trays, bake sales, holiday gifts for friends, teachers, and gift exchanges. Just wrap them up in some parchment paper and pretty ribbon.
Ginger Spice Molasses Cookie Recipe Tips
- MOLASSES: Use light or fancy molasses, DO NOT use blackstrap molasses as it’s too bitter.
- USING A COOKIE STAMP: I found the best way to make a cookie stamp work was to bake the cookies partially first, then stamp them halfway through the baking process.
- BAKING TIME: If you like soft, chewy cookies bake for 8 minutes. For crispier cookies bake for 10 minutes.
- STORAGE: Keep in an airtight container.
- FREEZING: These cookies freeze really well. Keep in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to 2 months.
Ginger Spice Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar lightly packed
- 2 large eggs
- 4 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 3 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 cup molasses (fancy)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
- With a stand mixer cream the butter and sugar until smooth.1 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar
- Add in the eggs one at a time.2 large eggs
- Add the molasses, mix well.1 cup molasses
- In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon.4 3/4 cups all purpose flour, 2 tsp baking soda, 3 tsp ground ginger, 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating the flour mix with the milk.1/3 cup milk
- Separate the dough into 2 large balls, this just makes rolling out the dough easier and more manageable.
- Lay one ball of dough on a sheet of parchment paper and flatten it slightly. Then place another piece of parchment paper on top and roll the dough with a rolling pin, keeping the dough thick (up to 1 cm).
- Repeat with the second ball of dough.
- Refrigerate the rolled out dough for at least 15 minutes. This makes cutting the dough with cookie cutters much easier.
If you are using regular cookie cutters and no cookie stamp:
- Bake for 8 minutes.
If you are using a cookie stamp:
- After the cookie dough has chilled cut the cookies into circle shapes the same size as the stamp you are using. (I used a drinking glass to make these shapes).
- Bake the cookies for 5 minutes then remove them from the oven and quickly and gently press the cookie stamp onto each of the cookies.
- Return the cookies to the oven and bake for 3 more minutes.
- After the dough has chilled cut it out with your favourite shapes.
Notes
– These freeze very nicely!
Recipe adapted from Crosby’s Molasses
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Have a delicious and inspired day!
P.S. Your header is simply adorable – love it!!
Thank you Jenn! I had fun putting this header together!
Okay – these are simply lovely. Well done, Jo-Anna. I’m DYING for that cookie stamp!
Thank you Tara! I LOVE this stamp too…you can find it at Crate and Barrel.
I adore these! They are so simple but perfect and the trendy plaid ribbon makes them the coolest handmade gift! (PS, what do you use to create the digital recipe card?)
Thanks Melissa! I use the WP plug-in called Easy Recipe Plus – it’s great!
This is such a beautiful (and delicous) tour Jo-Anna! Your pictures are gorgeous! I can hardly wait to start Christmas baking every year too! I’ll have to try these! Have a great Saturday!
Thank you Kendra! I love Christmas baking too – it’s so fun! Have a great weekend!
Thank you Christine!
Oh how I love ginger molasses cookies! Definitely the perfect recipe to kickstart holiday baking (I still can’t believe it’s that time of year already…). Love the stamp you used on these cookies, they are too cute.
These are the most adorable looking cookies I have ever seen! The sound delicious too. YUM!
They look amazing Jo-Anna! Great job with the stamp! There is nothing better than a warm molasses cookies…I especially like the thick ones like you made! Yum! Have a wonderful week! Angie xo
I LOVE these cookies! What an amazing stamp!! Great tips on using it too – in case I can get the stamp one day too! It’s great to “meet” some more Canadian bloggers too! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Lindi @ http://www.lovecreatecelebrate.com
Guess I am not the fist one to start with Christmas Cookies 🙂 I thought I am early 🙂
These look so beautiful. On my list to do! 🙂