Posted on Monday, November 15, 2021 in Cookie Recipes

Gorete's Crisp & Chewy Molasses Cookies

These crisp and chewy molasses cookies won't last long, they're absolutely delicious and make a great snack.
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Gorete's Crisp & Chewy Molasses Cookies
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Preparation time 20 min
Cooking Time 10 min
Ready In 30 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings8

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour1 teaspoon of baking soda1/2 teaspoon of salt1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger1 cup of sugar3/4 cup of butter, room temperature1 egg, room temperature1/4 cup of dark molasses3/4 cup of uncooked rolled oats (quick variety)
1 and 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour1 teaspoon of baking soda1/2 teaspoon of salt1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger1 cup of sugar3/4 cup of butter, room temperature1 egg, room temperature1/4 cup of dark molasses3/4 cup of uncooked rolled oats (quick variety)
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Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C or 375°F.
  2. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, ginger, and sugar.
  3. Add the soft butter, molasses and egg beating until smooth (about 2 minutes).
  4. Lightly stir in the rolled oats, just until mixed.
  5. Use a level tablespoon of the dough for each cookie.
  6. Drop the dough 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  7. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, do not over bake.
  8. If you like chewy cookies, remove them from the oven earlier (they will be lighter colour in the middle).
  9. Allow the cookies to stay on the cookie sheets a minute or so to get firm before removing then to a cooling rack.
  10. When cool, store in an air tight container.
Recipe & Photo Credit: Chef Gorete, food.com
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