{"id":157,"date":"2019-11-19T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T15:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outsidevoice.com\/?p=157"},"modified":"2019-12-10T13:32:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T19:32:41","slug":"tmcs-molasses-spice-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/outsidevoice.com\/?p=157","title":{"rendered":"TMc’s Molasses-Spice Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A cool-season classic. Adapted from multiple sources and kitchen experiments.<\/p>\n

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TMc's Molasses-Spice Cookies<\/h2>\n
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Don't shun the chopped candied ginger or black pepper. Trust me. Yield is about 3 dozen standard 1 TBSP scoop-size cookies, less the bigger you go.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>2 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>3 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Dessert<\/span><\/div>
Cuisine: <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>36<\/span> cookies<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n
Author: <\/span>TMc<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>
  • 12<\/span> TBSP<\/span> Unsalted butter<\/span> (1-1\/2 sticks, softened)<\/span><\/li>
  • 1\/2<\/span> cup<\/span> Dark brown sugar<\/span> (packed)<\/span><\/li>
  • 1\/2<\/span> cup<\/span> White granulated sugar<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> Large egg<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> Vanilla extract<\/span><\/li>
  • 1\/3<\/span> cup<\/span> Unsulphured molasses<\/span><\/li>
  • 2-1\/2<\/span> cups<\/span> All-purpose white flour<\/span><\/li>
  • 1\/2<\/span> tsp<\/span> Kosher salt<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> tsp<\/span> Baking soda<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tsp<\/span> Ground ginger<\/span><\/li>
  • 1-1\/2<\/span> tsp<\/span> Ground cinnamon<\/span><\/li>
  • 1\/4<\/span> tsp<\/span> Ground allspice<\/span><\/li>
  • 3\/4<\/span> tsp<\/span> Ground cloves<\/span><\/li>
  • 1\/4<\/span> tsp<\/span> Ground black pepper<\/span><\/li>
  • 1\/3<\/span> cup<\/span> Crystallized ginger<\/span> (chopped small)<\/span><\/li>
  • 3\/4<\/span> cup<\/span> Turbinado sugar<\/span> (for rolling cookie dough balls in before baking)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n

    Instructions<\/h3>
    • Mix together flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and pepper in a bowl and set aside<\/div><\/li>
    • In a mixer bowl, beat butter, granulated white sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy<\/div><\/li>
    • Add egg, molasses, and vanilla and mix thoroughly<\/div><\/li>
    • Add dry ingredients and beat at low speed until nicely combined - about 30 seconds at medium speed in a stand mixer<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Add chopped ginger, mix well<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Chill dough for 45 minutes in fridge (for ease of handling)<\/div><\/li>
    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    • Place turbinado sugar in a shallow bowl<\/div><\/li>
    • Scoop out chilled dough and roll each scoop into a ball<\/div><\/li>
    • Roll each dough ball in the turbinado sugar until coated<\/div><\/li>
    • Place cookies on parchment paper on cookie sheets<\/div><\/li>
    • Bake cookies at 350 until the outer edges of the cookies begin to set and centers are soft and puffy<\/div><\/li>
    • Cool cookies on sheets for 5 minutes before carefully sliding the parchment with all the cookies onto a cooling rack<\/div><\/li>
    • Let cool for several hours before packaging in air tight containers or zipper bags \u2013 these keep a few days at room temp, and up to several months in the freezer<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n
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      Notes<\/h3>
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      • You can make the dough up to several days in advance and refrigerate - set out on the counter to soften for a couple of hours or so before you start scooping if you take this route or you may well snap your scoop - I learned that the hard way.<\/li>\n
      • The cookie-ball rolling gets messy - I keep a box of nitrile gloves in my kitchen and use some for this bit.<\/li>\n
      • For a #16 disher (1\/4 cup scoop), one standard cookie sheet accommodates 5 cookies (corners & one in the center).<\/li>\n
      • For a standard 1.25-TBSP cookie scoop, one standard cookie sheet accommodates 12 cookies (3 x 4).<\/li>\n
      • Bake about 11 to 13 minutes for smaller cookies.<\/li>\n
      • Bake about 20 minutes for big cookies.<\/li>\n
      • Rotate cookie sheet(s) halfway through bake time \u2013 I switch oven shelves & back-to-front.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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