Best Molasses Drops Recipes
LUCINDA'S MOLASSES DROPS
Some of the best family heirlooms are edible, like these cookies, a tweaked version of Lucinda Scala Quinn's great-grandmother's recipe.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 3 dozen large or 18 dozen small
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and cloves. Whisk in brown sugar. Stir in melted butter, molasses, milk, and egg. Fold in candied orange peel.
- Roll 1 tablespoon or 1/2 teaspoon dough into a ball. Roll in sanding sugar, and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. Chill in refrigerator for 5 minutes. Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass. Bake for 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks, and let cool.
SOFT ORANGE MOLASSES DROPS
Orange juice and peel add a slight citrus twist to ordinary molasses cookies. I've also stirred in some chopped nuts, raisins, prunes and apricots.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda and spices. Combine the molasses, orange juice and zest. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the molasses mixture, beating well after each addition. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , For glaze, combine confectioners' sugar and enough orange juice to achieve desired consistency. Spread over cooled cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 112 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 77mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
MOLASSES DROPS
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and cloves. Whisk in brown sugar. Stir in melted butter, molasses, milk, and egg. Fold in candied orange peel. 2. Roll 1 tablespoon or 1/2 teaspoon dough into a ball. Roll in sanding sugar, and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. Chill in refrigerator for 5 minutes. Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass. Bake for 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks, and let cool.
GLUTEN-FREE SOFT MOLASSES DROPS
Soft, chewy, and moist... these spicy cookies are best enjoyed with a nice tall glass of milk! Or some vanilla flavoured rice milk, in my case... LOL!
Provided by katii
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 30m
Yield 36 cookies, 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Measure first 8 ingredients in given order into a mixing bowl.
- Stir baking soda into hot coffee.
- Add and beat dough until thoroughly blended.
- Drop by tablespoons onton greased cookie sheets.
- Bake in 375* oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Cool on wire racks.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 99.8, Fat 4.1, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 126, Carbohydrate 15.6, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 8.3, Protein 0.9
MOLASSES DROPS
My Dad requests these every birthday and Christmas. He loves them!
Provided by Tish Young
Categories Cookies
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
- 2. Measure the first 8 ingredients in given order into a mixing bowl. Mix together well.
- 3. Stir the baking soda into the hot coffee. Make sure to stir this well as the baking soda does settle at the bottom. Add to the molasses mixture. Mix until thoroughly blended.
- 4. Drop by tablespoon onto a parchment papered or greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes in the oven.
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