Thin and crispy Moravian Molasses cookies. Recipe slightly adapted from Martha Stewart's Christmas. Makes 7-8 dozen 2 1/2" cookies. (or more)
Prep time: PT740M
Cook time: PT10M
Total time: PT750M
Rating
5 stars (6 reviews)
Keywords
moravian cookies
Ingredients
1 1/4 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed)
12 Tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups dark molasses
1 Tablespoon baking soda
1/4 cup boiling water
6 2/3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon ground cloves
2 Tablespoons ground ginger
1 Tablespoons cinnamon
Categories
Dessert
Cuisine
Czech
Steps
In a heavy saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and molasses. Heat until brown sugar is dissolved.
Dissolve the baking soda in the boiling water and stir into the molasses mixture. The mixture will bubble up. Remove from heat.
Sift the flour and spices together and gradually add to the saucepan, stirring with a wooden spoon until well incorporated. Form the dough into a rectangle, wrap and let set overnight in refrigerator.
The next day, remove from fridge and allow to soften, until easy to roll, about 15 minutes.
Pre-heat oven to 275 degrees F. and line baking sheets with parchment or silpat baking sheets.
On a floured board, roll small pieces of dough as thin as possible. (dough should be thin enough to see one's hand through it.) Cut with cookie cutter and set 1" apart on baking sheets.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool on baking sheets for 2-3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to finish cooling.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 101 kcal
Carbohydrates: 20 g
Protein: 1 g
Fat: 2 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Trans Fat: 0.1 g
Cholesterol: 5 mg
Sodium: 51 mg
Sugar: 11 g
Unsaturated Fat: 1.1 g
Reviews
Kimberly ONeal on 2024-12-12 (5 stars): Great flavor, good workout rolling out dough, used smaller cookie cutter, gave up counting how many this 1/2 recipe made. Can't wait to share these lovelies in my Christmas cookie gift boxes. Thanks
Betty on 2020-12-21 (5 stars): These cookies are addictive; love them! How are they supposed to be stored? I put them in a Rubbermaid container and they are not crisp.
