5 Minute No-Bake Cookies. Cream Cheese Gems. Dorie's Sugar Topped Molasses Cookies. These cookies are a family favorite that make the holiday treat rotation every single year.
The dough is easy to mix together, can be made ahead of time, and they are just the perfect spicy/molasses cookie- crunchy on the outside and chewy in the middle. I made them again this year for a Christmas party and they were a hit. If you want an even chewier cookie, you can skip the step that flattens the cookies with a glass dipped in sugar. Merry Baking! Sugar-Topped Molasses Spice Cookiesby Dorie Greenspan 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice a pinch cracked or coarsely ground black pepper3/4 cup (12 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup light brown sugar 1/2 cup molasses (not blackstrap)1 large egg1/2 cup sugar, for rolling.
Cinnamon Spice Ornaments. Littlest daughter, Ivy and I spent the day making some yummy spicey scented Christmas ornaments we’d like to share with you. Cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Mmmmmm. Filling the house with the mouthwatering smells of pumpkin pie, hot cider, and clove spiked oranges really put our Holiday crafting mojo in high gear. The McCormick site has a recipe for Cinnamon Ornaments that turn out just beautifully.
Upon trying to find ideas to decorate these little gems I also noticed that there were several variations of the recipe floating around so I added my own touches. Here is the recipe we used: Nutmeg maple butter cookies. Every December, I make you a promise in my head that this, this!
Will be the year that I share a recipe for classic sugar cookies, the kind that you can roll into any shape your heart desires and sprinkle, then ice, glitter and bauble merrily into the New Year and this year was no different. But then December arrives and my cooking dance card is absolutely bursting with offers to fill your internet quota with cocktails and party snacks and wrappable candies and so, so many cookies. Cookies with butter and chocolate, cookies with puddles of mint; cookies with hazelnuts and blackberries or white chocolate and ginger and butterscotch, people. Is it any wonder that I always lose sight of loftier baking goals each year when faced with the prospect of butterscotch-crunched cookies? As you can probably tell, I’m having a great time. You’re inviting me to your holiday party, right?
Nutmeg Maple, previously: One of my favorite pies. Thick and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies. Thick and Chewy Gingerbread Cookies These were one of my cookies from the Christmas season that didn’t quite get finished.
I spent hours working on them, but when it came down to it, I just ran out of time. Such a shame.. I forgot how much time rolled out cookies really take. I baked batches of these and left them in a ziploc bag for days after Christmas had passed. Not that they were bad, they weren’t. From Sweet Pea’s Kitchen3 cups all-purpose flour3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar3/4 teaspoon baking soda1 tablespoon ground cinnamon1 tablespoon ground ginger1/2 teaspoon ground cloves1/2 teaspoon salt12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces and softened slightly3/4 cup molasses2 tablespoons milkMix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt, and baking soda in a mixing bowl.Cream the butter into the flour mixture until combined.
» Pam’s Soft Molasses Cookies. Posted by Tara on Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 Home schooling allows us to enjoy so many special experiences and meet a lot of fabulous people.
About 15 years ago, I met Pam at a home school retreat in Alabama. She shared her Soft Molasses Cookies with me way back then and later mailed me her recipe. Through the years we mailed each other Christmas cards and now we keep up with each other through Facebook. And I’ve made countless batches of these cookies. 1/2 cup soft butter1/2 cup vegetable shortening (I use organic)1 1/2 cups sugar1/2 cup molasses2 teaspoons vanilla2 eggs, lightly beaten4 cups plain flour2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda2 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamonExtra sugar for coating In a large bowl, cream butter and shortening.