Nothing reminds me of the holidays more than spiced cookies. For this special Secret Recipe Club Cookie Carnival round-up for the winter, I was paired up with Cindy from Hun… What’s for Dinner?, a stay at home to 2 children. It was pretty much a no brainer when I saw her recipe for Ginger Molasses Cookies, a perfect way to take the edge off on a chilly day. My favorite way to eat these cookies are after they’ve been warmed over the a cup of tea — soft and chewy center with crispier outer edges.
These cookies bake uniformly and are pretty to look at with the crackly tops. Since we like our cookies on the softer side, we baked them for only 10 minutes and set them to cool on parchment paper. The molasses in these cookies keeps them soft for days after baking. My husband baked these for me one evening and I brought them into work 4 or 5 days later and they were still very soft and flavorful. This is also the first cookie I’ve heard of that used oil instead of butter; how these would bake into cookies seemed like a mystery to me.
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I remember when Cindy posted these, I loved them!! Fantastic choice!! I need to make these pronto! Michaela – An Affair from the Heart – SRC/B
These are some of my favourite holiday cookies to make. The warm spices make me think of Christmas and winter. I am so glad you enjoyed them!
I love molasses cookies and they are perfect for the holidays~ Happy Holidays and your pistachio cranberry cookies were fantastic~ Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
Interesting with the oil! Molasses cookies are kind of their own thing, so I imagine it works. I need to make molasses cookies ASAP. Love them!
What a stunning looking cookie – just perfect!
I absolutely love that you photographed your cookie IN your Christmas tree. I wish I thought of that.