Name: Chocolate Molasses Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 1 h 54 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5 cups all-purpose flour ($0.23); 1.25 tsp ground ginger ($0.12); 1/4 tsp ground cloves ($0.02); 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg ($0.02); 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder ($0.04); 1 tsp baking powder ($0.02); 8 Tbsp butter (room temperature, $0.80); 1 Tbsp fresh grated ginger ($0.30); 1/2 cup brown sugar ($0.24); 1/2 cup molasses ($1.18); 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate ($3.49); 1/4 cup granulated sugar ($0.04)

Chocolate Molasses Cookies

These unique molasses cookies are sweet, chewy, full of warm spices, and big chunks of melty chocolate inside.

1 hr 54 min total 30 min prep 24 min cook 24 136 cal

Instructions

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1 Add the flour, ground ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cocoa powder, and baking powder to a bowl and stir until well combined.
2 To a separate bowl, add the butter, fresh ginger, brown sugar, and molasses. Use a mixer to beat these ingredients together until light and creamy.
3 Begin adding the flour mixture into the molasses mixture, ½ cup at a time, beating at low speed, until all of the flour mixture has been incorporated.
4 Roughly chop the chocolate, then stir it into the cookie dough. Wrap the cookie dough in plastic, then refrigerate for at least one hour.
5 When you're ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 325ºF. Place the granulated sugar in a small bowl. Divide the cookie dough into four equal-sized pieces, then divide each of the quarters into six small pieces to make 24 total cookies.
6 Roll each piece of cookie dough into a ball, then roll the dough ball in the granulated sugar to coat. Place the shaped cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet, 12 per baking sheet.
7 Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes in the 325ºF oven, or until they're slightly cracked on top. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.