MOLASSES PEANUT BUTTER CRINKLES

Molasses Peanut Butter Crinkles image

Plump sugar-topped cookies that taste just like Mary Jane candies. I tone down the ginger and cloves for my toddlers.

Provided by Rachel

Categories Desserts Cookies Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup peanut butter
¼ cup butter, softened
¼ cup molasses
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Mix together the brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, molasses and egg in a large bowl.
In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cloves and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until well blended.
For each cookie, shape a generous tablespoon of dough into a ball and roll in granulated sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes, or until just set. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290.4 calories, Carbohydrate 46.8 g, Cholesterol 25.7 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 5.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 397.4 mg, Sugar 28.2 g