These Easy Bakery-Style Molasses Cookies are just like the cookies you find in a fine bakery, except you can mix the dough up in one bowl in just ten minutes - and they cost WAY less!
Recipe by Chris Scheuer on December 31, 2015
Prep time: PT15M
Cook time: PT25M
Total time: PT40M
Rating
4.89 stars (18 reviews)
Ingredients
½ cup 1 stick butter
⅓ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
⅓ cup mild-flavored molasses
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Raw sugar (also called Demera or Turbinado sugar, for rolling)
Categories
Cookies
Dessert
Steps
Place oven racks in lower and upper thirds of oven and preheat to 375°. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper. (I love these parchment paper sheets that are already cut to the size of a sheet pan.)
Melt butter in a medium large pot, just until melted. Remove from the heat and add sugars and stir to combine. Add molasses and egg and stir well.
Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt just until combined.
Place raw sugar in a shallow bowl. Scoop out dough with a cookie scoop (mine holds 2 tablespoons) and roll into balls. If dough seems sticky, chill 20 minutes. (Out of the four times I've made the cookies, only once did the dough seem sticky, but after a short stint in the refrigerator, it was perfect for rolling.
Roll balls, sugar and place on prepared pans, spacing 2” apart.
Bake cookies, rotating baking sheets halfway through, until cookies are puffed, cracked, and set around edges, 10-12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool.
Do Ahead: Cookie dough can be made and rolled into balls 2 weeks ahead. Freeze on a baking sheet; transfer to resealable plastic bags. Let sit at room temperature 30 minutes before rolling in sugar.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 108 kcal
Carbohydrates: 16 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 4 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 16 mg
Sodium: 178 mg
Sugar: 8 g
Reviews
Hannah on 2026-09-06 (5 stars): Love these cookies. I’ve made them so many times and they turn out perfect every time. Sometimes I don’t roll them in sugar and they are still great. Thanks for sharing your delicious cookie recipe.
Cathy on 2025-12-04 (5 stars): Great, reliable recipe. Thank you.
Margaret on 2024-12-17 (5 stars): These are delicious! I made them gluten free by subbing Bob's Red Mill 1-1 flour and dairy free by subbing margarine for butter. In my oven, they took a lot less time than the recipe says so keep your eye on them! The sugar on the bottom of the cookies will burn if you leave them in too long.
Maureen on 2024-12-10 (5 stars): So easy to make . My family loved them !!! I will certainly save this great recipe . I have had to make several batches already . They disappear so quickly.
Janis on 2023-07-28 (5 stars): I’m a big fan of molasses cookies. This is my go to recipe. So easy no mixer, one bowl, doesn’t get easier than that. This is delicious.
