Looking for a new Christmas cookie? Sparkling Ginger-Molasses Cookies are a new take on the classic gingerbread. We guarantee that they will be a show-stopping addition to your holiday cookie line-up: super easy, super cute, and, of course, super yummy!

Sparkling Ginger Molasses Cookies

Makes ~4 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • Sparkling crystal sugar (coarse), to coat cookies
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 deg F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until they’re light and fluffy. Beat in the molasses, baking soda, salt, and spices. Add the eggs, beating well and scraping down the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is incorporated. Stir in the flour.
  3. Form the dough into 1 1/2″ balls. Roll the balls in crystal sugar. Space the cookies on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 1/2″ between them.
  4. Bake them for 10 minutes (the centers will look soft and puffy).
  5. Remove the cookies from the oven, and cool them on the pan for 10 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely.

 

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