Molasses Crinkles

Molasses Crinkles are our family-favorite classic molasses cookies. Who needs those ginger snaps from a box when you can whip up your very own ginger & molasses beauties at home? Oh, and these Molasses Crinkles are just perfect for that Christmas cookie exchange or cookie tray, too!
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Do you ever have some family favorites that seem to fall off your baking or cooking radar screen for a while?

I'm not sure why it happens, but at times I seem to forget about some of our favorites. Which is exactly what happened with these beautiful and delicious Molasses Crinkles. I have no idea why ... but I seemed to have forgotten about these molasses beauties and hadn't made them in years.

Who needs those ginger snaps from a box when you can whip up your very own ginger & molasses beauties at home?

I'm so glad I finally remembered them. Because oh wow, they're tasty. Loaded with molasses, cinnamon, ground ginger, and ground cloves, Molasses Crinkles pack wonderful gingerbread flavor.

Which makes them perfect for enjoying with Christmas cookie exchanges and cookie trays. But our family loves to snack on them year-round, too.

It's fun when you rediscover an old favorite classic, isn't it?

The recipe for these golden beauties comes from a family friend of my mom's from waaaayyyy back when I was a kid. I remember my mom making these Molasses Crinkles when I was like six or seven years old, which I'l say ... was quite a long time ago.

I can remember helping mom roll the dough into balls. And then helping dip the balls in sugar ... which, to me, was the best part! I mean, what kid doesn't love to dip something in sugar?

Especially when that "something" is going to bake up into a beautifully rich and delicious cookie.

To make the namesake crinkles in these Molasses Crinkles cookies, you squish the cookies with your fingertips or the palm of your hand part-way through their baking time. Growing up, Mom always handled that part. But since I've grown up a bit, I now get the fun of squishing the cookies all on my own.

When I made this latest batch, I decided to do a little experimenting to test the crinkle results of squishing the Molasses Crinkles at different times in the baking. I tested no squishing at all, squishing early in the baking process, and squishing late in the baking time.

I discovered that when you squish the cookies does indeed significantly affect the look of the crinkles in the finished baked cookies. Here are my results, so you can decide the kind of crinkles you want in your Molasses Crinkles.

When you squish the cookies does indeed significantly affect the look of the crinkles in the finished baked cookies.

In the picture below:

1. FIRST COOKIE No squishing at all. I just wanted to see what would happen if there was no squishing involved. You get a teeny bit of crinkly cracks, but it's not real pretty.

2. SECOND COOKIE Squished earlier in the baking process, after about 5 minutes of baking. As you can see, you get lots of small cracks and crinkles. And the cookies spread out a tad bit more while they bake. This is my mom's favorite Molasses Crinkles crinkle result.

3. THIRD COOKIE Squished later in the baking process, after about 7 and 1/2 minutes of baking. This results in fewer, larger crinkles and cracks. This is my favorite crinkle result.

See all those big, bold, beautiful cracks? I love them!

One thing's for sure I guarantee it won't be years before I make Molasses Crinkles again.

Nope. I'm not going to let these yummy beauties fall back into the "forgotten favorites" category. They taste way too good to let that happen again.

Like I did, I encourage you to rediscover a forgotten favorite ... even if it's not these gorgeous Molasses Crinkles. I think you'll be glad you did!

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Yield: about 36 cookies

Author: Tracey |

Molasses Crinkles

Molasses Crinkles are our family-favorite classic molasses cookies. Who needs those ginger snaps from a box when you can whip up your very own ginger & molasses beauties at home? Oh, and these Molasses Crinkles are just perfect for that Christmas cookie exchange or cookie tray, too!

prep time: 1 H & 20 Mcook time: 10 Mtotal time: 1 H & 30 M

ingredients:

1 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. shortening
1 egg
1/4 c. molasses
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 c. granulated sugar (for rolling the dough balls)

instructions:

How to cook Molasses Crinkles

In a large bowl, mix brown sugar, shortening, egg, and molasses until thoroughly combined. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves; stir dry ingredients into molasses mixture. Cover and chill the dough for 1 hour.
Place granulated sugar in a small bowl. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls; roll each ball in granulated sugar. Place on a very lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for a total of 9 - 11 minutes. Part way through baking (see times below), gently shake the cookie sheet and lightly press down on the tops of the baking cookies to produce a crinkled, cracked surface. {FOR LOTS OF SMALL CRINKLES: press cookies down after 5 minutes of baking. FOR LARGER CRINKLES: Press cookies down after about 7 1/2 minutes of baking. Then continue baking until the total baking time of 9 - 11 minutes is done.}

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