Molasses Crinkles

The smell of these cookies baking in the oven smells like Christmas.  Yet, I love making them in the fall because of their color and the ingredients.  They are a simple and easy cookie to make.  The worst part is waiting for them to bake! 

Molasses Crinkles

¾ cup of unsalted butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

½ cup molasses

1 egg

2 ¼ cup sifted flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon ginger

½ teaspoon cloves

½ teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix first four ingredients together.  Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt until well blended using paddle attachment.  Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill dough for 2 hours.  Roll dough into balls and dip tops into white sugar.  Bake at 350 degrees on a parchment lined baking sheet for 8 minutes. 

The dough mixing in the new KitchenAid Mixer.  Make sure to use the paddle attachment.  It is a lovely brown color.

The dough ball rolled and dipped in sugar.  Place them on a parchment lined baking sheet.  This photo was taken right after the cookie were placed in the oven.  Sorry for the shadows!

Cookies and cider, the perfect combination.  The cider is homemade, right with our own apple press.  Delicious!