The holidays are here, and it’s time for all the sweets. I usually like peppermint for the holidays: peppermint sugar cookies, chocolate peppermint cookies, the list goes on. This year, I’m sharing a recipe for molasses cookies that is near and dear to my heart.
Mamie was a dear family friend who I knew my entire life, and these molasses cookies are her recipe. We lost her last year, but every time I make these, I am reminded of wonderful memories of her. I hope that when you make them, you share them with people you love. She would have loved for this recipe to make people happy.
Mamie’s Molasses Cookies are just the right amount of sweet. They’re made with brown sugar and molasses, so the flavor is deep and rich. Cinnamon, ginger, and clove warm up the flavor and make these a perfect winter treat. Pair them with your mid-afternoon coffee for a perfect holiday treat. The only change I made is instead of rolling them in regular sugar before baking, I use turbinado sugar. It adds a nice little crunch to the outside of the cookies.
This year, The Sweetest Season is raising money for Cookies for Kid’s Cancer!
This recipe is part of The Sweetest Season, an annual virtual cookie swap co-hosted by Erin of The Speckled Palate and Susannah of Feast + West. Every year, food bloggers get together to share new holiday cookie recipes to make and give.
This year we are raising money for Cookies 4 Kids’ Cancer, which is a recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to funding research for new, innovative and less-toxic treatments for childhood cancer.
Since 2008, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer has granted nearly $18 million to pediatric cancer research in the form of 100+ research grants to leading pediatric cancer centers across the country. From these grants have stemmed 35+ treatments available to kids battling cancer today.
Help us raise money for this important cause! Donate through our fundraising page.
Another exciting thing is that Cookies for Kids’ Cancer is in a matching window with their friends at OXO, meaning OXO will be matching every dollar raised through the end of 2022, up to $100,000. Whatever money we raise will automatically double on our fundraising page!
Mamie’s Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
- 5 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 4 tsp Baking Soda
- 4 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Ground Cloves
- 2 tsp Ground Ginger
- 2 cups Brown Sugar packed
- 1.5 cups Butter softened
- 0.5 cup Molasses
- 2 Eggs
- Turbinado Sugar for rolling the cookies before baking
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Sift together the dry ingredients.
- Beat eggs, brown sugar, molasses, and butter until light & fluffy.
- Add the dry ingredients a little at a time, mixing well with each addition.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls, then roll each one in sugar.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 350F. Allow cookies to rest on the cookie sheet for about 2 minutes before moving them onto a cooking rack.
- Enjoy!
Notes
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