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    » Home » Recipes » Naturally Sweetened Desserts » Chewy Spiced Molasses Cookies

    Chewy Spiced Molasses Cookies

    Posted: Dec 2, 2013 · Updated: Oct 5, 2020 by Jenny McGruther · This site earns income from ads, affiliate links, and sponsorships.

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    It's this time of year, when the weather grows cold and the days grow dark early, that I spend more time in the kitchen.  My son and I work hand-in-hand baking breads and cookies.  The oven's heat keeps are old 1890s miner's home warm on even the coldest of days, while the aroma of sweet things perfumes the air and speaks of the holidays to come.

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    Making Holiday Treats a Bit Better

    Like most of you, I try my best to make our holiday treats and sweets a little bit better, a little bit more wholesome.  We make sprouted spelt sugar cookies, sugar plums, turron de navidad and my favorite buche de noel. They're still treats, and still special, just a touch healthier and a touch more nourishing.  We focus on good quality, natural ingredients: grass-fed butter, pasture-raised eggs, organic flours and whole, unrefined sweeteners like molasses, maple syrup, and honey.  Their sweetness is balanced with nourishment not found in refined white sugars: primarily minerals and B vitamins.

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    Chewy Spiced Molasses Cookies

    These cookies have all the spice that you’d want in holiday treat. Soft and chewy, dark and rich, make sure to make a batch of these cookies to celebrate the Holidays this year. This recipe is shared from Nourishing Cookies, a delightful little ebook featuring wholesome, natural cookie recipes for wintertime holidays. You can purchase it here for just $4.99.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time4 hrs 15 mins
    Servings: 3 dozen
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    Ingredients

    • 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon ground ceylon cinnamon available here
    • 1 teaspoon ground cloves available here
    • 1 teaspoon ground ginger available here
    • ½ teaspoon finely ground real salt
    • 1 stick plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
    • ¾ cup honey
    • ¼ cup organic blackstrap molasses I buy this variety
    • 2 eggs beaten
    • unrefined cane sugar for dusting the cookie

    Instructions

    • In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, and salt; set aside.
    • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together at medium speed the butter, honey, and molasses until light and fluffy; about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing for about 30 seconds each.
    • Lower the stand mixer speed to slow and incorporate the flour mixture, ½ cup at a time, until just combined. Do not overbeat.
    • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill the dough for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight.
    • Preheat the oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the turbinado sugar into a bowl. Roll the cookie dough between your hands into 1” balls.
    • Roll the balls into the turbinado sugar and place on top of the parchment lined cookie sheet, 12 cookies at a time. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for a minute or two before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

    Notes

    If you are concerned about phytic acid in whole wheat pastry flour, substitute high-extraction flour or sprouted flours (available here).
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