Description
These Peanut Butter Molasses Cookies are thick, soft, and chewy in the middle with a crisp sugary exterior. They might just become a new holiday favorite!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- Additional sugar (sparkling or granulated) for rolling/ sprinkling
Instructions
- In a large stand mixer, cream butter, sugar, egg, molasses, and peanut butter together on medium speed with the paddle attachment until completely combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flour, cloves, cinnamon, and baking soda. On low speed, gradually mix the dry ingredients into the batter until a dough forms. Cover and chill 1-2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Scoop dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons each*), roll them in granulated sugar or sprinkle course sparkling sugar on top, and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet (6-8 cookies per sheet).
- Bake for 11-14 minutes. The top will be crackled and the center slightly wet. Let cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
Notes
*These are large cookies. If you would like smaller cookies, you can use less dough and decrease the baking time slightly.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 201
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 7.9g
- Saturated Fat: 3.8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.2g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0.8g
- Protein: 3.1g
- Cholesterol: 24mg
