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Molasses Cookies with Powdered Sugar Glaze

Published December 6, 2019 Last Updated February 10, 2020 By Courtney Leave a Comment

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Molasses Cookies with Powdered Sugar Glaze make for the perfect holiday cookie! Bring this to cookie swaps, make with the kids, and they even make great cookies for Santa!

molasses cookies on a plate

These Molasses Cookies perfect for the holiday season. Everyone loves a good ginger cookie and these are so fitting. They have ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and covered in sugar. The smell while baking is heavenly! Once they’re fully baked they’re drizzled with a homemade powdered sugar glaze.

HOW MANY COOKIES WILL THIS RECIPE MAKE?

You should get about 24 regular sized cookies, but you can make larger or smaller cookies if need. These cookies take about 15 minutes to prep including making the glaze and then only 10 minutes to bake.

ingredients for molasses cookies

MOLASSES COOKIE INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter – 12 tbsp
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp orange juice
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar for rolling the dough

POWDERED SUGAR GLAZE INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

molasses cookies with powdered sugar glaze drizzle

HOW TO MAKE MOLASSES COOKIES

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the flour, salt, cloves, cinnamon, baking soda and ginger. Set aside. Mix together the molasses and water. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add in the egg; mix until combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients, alternating with the molasses and water mixture, and mix between each addition until well combined.

rolling cookies in sugar

Use a cookie scoop to measure the cookies and then roll into the sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet, flatten, and bake for 8-10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

raw cookies on a sheet pan

Mix together the icing ingredients, starting with 2 tbsp of heavy cream. Mix in an additional 1-2 tbsp of heavy cream until the icing is thick but drippy. Drizzle the icing over each cookie and set aside to harden. Store in an airtight container.

powdered sugar glaze on cookies

Drizzle the icing over each cookie and set aside to harden. Store in an airtight container.

molasses cookies recipe

MORE COOKIE RECIPES

  • Brown Sugar Cookies
  • White Cake Mix Cookies
  • Black and White Cookies
  • Easy Sugar Cookies
  • Key Lime Cookies with Powdered Sugar Glaze

This article was written by Courtney’s Sweets, the recipe is from our guest chef Amanda.

molasses cookies on a plate

Molasses Cookies with Powdered Sugar Glaze

Molasses Cookies with Powdered Sugar Glaze make for the perfect holiday cookie! Bring this to cookie swaps, make with the kids, and they even make great cookies for Santa!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: molasses cookies, powdered sugar glaze
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 162kcal
Author: Courtney

Ingredients

Molasses Cookie Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp orange juice
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar for covering the cookies

Powdered Sugar Glaze Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2-3 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the flour, salt, cloves, cinnamon, baking soda, and ginger. In another bowl, mix together the molasses and water. Set both bowls aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat the butter with the sugar together until fluffy. Add in the egg; mix until combined. Slowly add the dry ingredients, alternating with the molasses and water mixture, and mix between each addition until the cookie dough is well combined.
  • Scoop cookie dough out and form tablespoon-sized balls, then roll them into the sugar that was set aside for rolling. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet, flatten, and bake for 8-10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
  • Mix together the icing ingredients, starting with 2 tbsp of heavy cream. Mix in an additional 1-2 tbsp of heavy cream until the icing is thick but drippy. Drizzle the icing over each cookie and set aside to harden. Store in an airtight container.
  • Drizzle the icing over each cookie and set aside to harden. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 70mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
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Family, Food, and Photography are Courtney's passions and you'll see all of that on this blog. She married Chris in summer of 2008 and they had Sweet Baby summer of 2012. Now sweet baby has grown into quite the Mini Chef and has her own series called Mini Chef Mondays! Find recipes, product finds, and more on our blog!

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