Challenge 2–What the F&%^ do you do with extra molasses?
Review: These were great. The apartment smelled heavenly while baking them, and they were chewy in the middle and crispy on the outside. Don’t forget to keep a piece of bread in the packaging to keep them from hardening the next day.
I hate rolling cookies in sugar. You really need to for a cracked top cookie, yet I always get sugar everywhere. I’m still finding it in my kitchen every time I step on the tile or touch the counter–and I’ve cleaned twice. I’m a disgrace.
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg with yolk broken before adding
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- Extra sugar for rolling
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix oil, 1 cup sugar and egg; beat well. Stir in molasses, 2 cups flour, baking soda and spices.
Shape dough into rounded tablespoons and roll in extra sugar. Place on a silpat or parchment-lined baking sheet, with some room for growth. Bake for 10 minutes. The tops should crack and they should be brown.
Made like 30 or so cookies.
I just baked a batch of these up and they are SO good! Just like the ones my grandmother makes for Christmas but without the truck load of butter! I will definitely be making these again, thanks!