Soft Blackstrap Molasses Spice Drop Cookies

two blackstrap molasses cookies with green and white sprinkles on a vintage plate, in front of a bright red cookie tin.

Soft Blackstrap Molasses Spice Drop Cookies

These easy drop cookies are so simple to make. But most importantly, they're delicious!

Soft, tender spice-scented and richly flavored with dark brown blackstrap molasses, they're a perfect snack or a light dessert with a glass of milk or a mug of milky chai.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Course Dessert, Small Bites & Snacks

Cuisine American

YIELD cookies

Calories 104 kcal

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar (white or turbinado)
½ cup blackstrap molasses (substitute regular molasses or black treacle)
½ cup butter, melted (4 oz or 1 stick)
½ cup buttermilk (substitute whole milk + 1 tbsp lemon or white vinegar)
1 large egg

Dry Ingredients

2 ⅔ cups all purpose flour (can substitute half whole wheat flour, or white whole wheat pastry flour)
1 ¾ tsp baking soda, sifted
¾ tsp salt
¾ tsp cinnamon, ground
½ tsp ginger, ground
¼ tsp cloves, ground

Instructions

Assemble all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375℉.
In a large bowl, or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the sugar, molasses, melted butter, egg, and buttermilk. Stir or mix well to combine.
Mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, and spices) in a medium mixing bowl, using a whisk or spatula to incorporated all ingredients together completely.
Add the dry ingredients, a half cup at a time, gently stirring between additions until all the flour mixture is added .
Mix gently, using a folding motion, until dry and wet ingredients are mixed into a thick batter or very wet soft cookie dough.
Scoop batter by tablespoons or with a cookie scoop onto a baking sheet (line with parchment or silicone baking mat, or grease your cookie sheets, if your pans aren't non-stick).
Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, removing when the bottoms are beginning to brown and the tops are set and glossy. They will firm up slightly as they cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 104kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 141mgPotassium: 94mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 101IUVitamin C: 0.002mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg

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