Soft Yet Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies
Recipe taken from here
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a shallow bowl, place 1/2 cup sugar; set aside.
With an electric mixer, beat butter and remaining cup of sugar until combined. Beat in egg and then molasses until combined. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in dry ingredients, just until a dough forms.
Pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 tablespoon. Roll balls in reserved sugar to coat.
Arrange balls on baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. Bake, one sheet at a time, until edges of cookies are just firm, 10 to 15 minutes (cookies can be baked two sheets at a time, but they will not crackle uniformly). Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer to racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 4 days.
Pour yourself a glass of milk and dig into these bad boys!
I decided to make some more baked goods with molasses. I mean, molasses really is an amazing thing. It tastes' delicious, smells amazing, and is very good for you. I saw the following recipe and couldn't wait to make them. I mean, not only are they pop-tarts, but instead of a plain Jane basic white flour dough, its a molasses dough. I REALLY REALLY liked these. They were however, one of the most 50-50 thing's I've ever baked. What I mean by that, is it was one of those thing's that people either really enjoyed or really hated. I thought everything about them was absolutely fantastic and would surely make them again. I think next time however, I would try it with a cranberry filling. Would that not be more like Christmas or what?
Molasses Pop-Tarts with Peach Filling
Ingredients for the Molasses Dough:
- 2 cups all purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 4 ounces (I stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/2" pieces
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground allspice
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 3 tbsp molasses
Directions:
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 fresh peaches
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
Heat a large, heavy skillet over high heat and melt the butter. It should turn light brown after about 5 minutes. Add the peach slices in a single layer and cook for about 2 minutes, then sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon. Continue to cook, stirring, for about 5 more minutes, until the peaches are tender (I used frozen, fresh peaches may take a bit less time). Take the pan off the heat and allow to cool. Chop the peaches into small pieces.
Pop-Tart Cookies
Recipe taken from here
I then decided to accentuate those pop-tarts even better, (yeah like it's even possible right?), but, you add more sugar, butter, and more sugar and anything can taste better. These cookies... are simply heavenly. When I tried them, I seriously regretted it. I regretted it because I fell deeply in-love, I seriously felt like I died and went to heaven. Yup, I can't even tell you how many I had in the one day... oh boy. I assume these cookies would be good with store-bought pop-tarts, but the homemade pop-tarts made such an impact!
Ingredients:
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 Pop-Tarts, chopped
- 2 tbsp milk
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over medium low heat until butter turns amber in color. Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
Pour the melted butter in the mixer’s work bowl. Add the sugar and brown sugar. Beat the butter and sugars on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the egg, 2 tbsp milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir in the Pop-Tarts.
Chill the dough for 1 hour, then scoop onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake for 8 minutes or until golden brown, checking the cookies after 5 minutes.
Enjoy :)
2 comments:
Glad you liked the cookies! I need to try them with homemade Pop-Tarts too!
Yes they are absolutely wonderful cookies with the homemade pop-tarts!!!
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