Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies Recipe
This easy to follow recipe is one handed down through generations in my family. It not only fills your home with the comforting aroma of molasses but is also destined to become your new family favorite. Embrace the simplicity and nostalgia of the past as you create memories with every batch of this delightful molasses cookies recipe.
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Servings: 30 cookies - depending on the size you cut them
Calories: 125kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons natural baking soda
- 4 ½ teaspoons organic cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground organic ginger
- ¼ teaspoon of ground cloves
- 1 ½ cups molasses
- ½ cup lard organic or coconut oil, melted
- ¼ cup organic butter melted
- 5 tablespoons hot water
- sugar for sprinkling tops of cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425
- In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together with a wooden spoon.
- When well blended, pour in the melted oil, butter, and molasses and mix well.
- Now add the hot water and mix well again.
- Let the dough rest in your bowl for one full hour. This is a very important step so don’t shorten the time.
- After the hour is up, take out a small portion, I usually do one-fifth of the dough at a time. Using a rolling pin, roll it out to between 1/8″ to 1/4 ” thick (I go closer to 1/8″). Do Not flour your rolling and cutting surface.
- Cut the cookies into round shapes. You can use a cookie cutter, a jar lid, or a glass.
- These are my favorite cookie cutters. They work perfectly.
- Roll up any dough left over after cutting and add it to the next portion.
- You can bake one tray while you’re preparing another portion of dough and cutting cookies
- Repeat until all the dough is used.
- The last piece from the final portion gets shaped by hand and baked. We don’t waste any of this delicious dough.
- Place the cookies on a parchment-lined cookie tray and sprinkle tops with sugar.
- Bake at 425° for seven minutes.
- Remove to a cooling rack and allow to cool – Enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe is easily doubled to make a larger batch.
- For thicker cookies, don’t roll out as thin.
- You don’t need to flour your surface to roll them out. The oil and molasses keep them from sticking to the surface. Adding extra flour will change the texture of the cookie.
- Be careful not to overbake, they burn easily you can’t judge by the color.
- Some people don’t like the taste of ginger in molasses cookies. You can always decrease the amount of ginger or even try leaving it out, but it won’t be the same scrumptious cookie.
- When I was a young mother and made these cookies for my sons, I thought I knew better than my grandmother so I skipped the one-hour waiting….Boy did I make a mess! I learned my lesson. The one-hour waiting allows the natural baking soda to do its job and for the ingredients to set together well.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
125
Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat
2
g
3
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.4
g
Cholesterol
4
mg
1
%
Sodium
131
mg
6
%
Potassium
269
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
26
g
9
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
13
g
14
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
78
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
0.2
mg
0
%
Calcium
42
mg
4
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
