Best Chewy Molasses Cookies

These are the Best Chewy Molasses Cookies ever, and a must make Christmas cookie tradition! The perfectly crackled tops and chewy insides are irresistible!

These amazing cookies have earned their place on our Christmas cookie trays every year. I have been making them for a long time, tweaking the recipe a little each time until they were just right.

No more tweaking necessary – these are truly the best!

My husband and kids all LOVE these cookies. They have the perfect amount of warm, comforting spices – they basically taste like a Christmas hug.

What are some of your favorite cookies to make each Christmas? Our list has become quite extensive, as we’ve had more kids. I think we made 20 varieties last year!

How to make the best chewy molasses cookies:

The cookie dough starts with room temperature, softened butter, mixed with brown sugar until it lightens in color and is very fluffy.
You can use light or dark brown sugar in this recipe. Dark brown sugar will add the most flavor!
Using cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg along with the molasses gives these cookies the most delicious warm, spicy flavor we all love in a great molasses cookie!
Roll the dough balls in granulated sugar before baking to give them a little festive sparkle and crunch!
Thanks to the baking soda in this recipe, these cookies puff up nice in the oven and as they cool, they settle down a bit giving those classic crackled tops to the cookies!

(Complete recipe below in recipe card.)

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The mix of ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg is just such a cozy combination. There’s not much better than watching snow fall outside your window with a nice hot latte, and a plate of theseChewy Molasses Cookies! Comfort and joy!

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These are the Best Chewy Molasses Cookies ever, and a must make Christmas cookie tradition! The perfectly crackled tops and chewy insides are irresistible!

5 from 8 votes

Ingredients

3/4 cups unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Mix in molasses and the egg until well incorporated.
Add in the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, and baking soda and mix well.
Gradually mix in the flour on low speed, just until combined.
Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350.
Roll dough into 1 1/2" balls and roll them in the granulated sugar until coated.
Place dough balls 2" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 9-11 minutes.
Let cool a few minutes on cookie sheet before transferring wire racks to cool completely.
Store in an air tight container.

Keyword christmas cookies, crackle cookies, ginger molasses cookies

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Originally published onNov 14, 2018.

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