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Maple Molasses Cookies

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chilling time:1 hour
Servings: 36 cookies

Ingredients

For the cookie dough:

  • 1½ sticks butter unsalted, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • ⅓ cup unsulphured molasses
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

For the maple glaze:

  • 2 tablespoons butter unsalted, melted
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup room temperature

Instructions

For the cookies:

  • Add butter and sugar to a bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on medium until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and mix to combine. Scrape down the sides and mix to ensure it's all combined. Add molasses and mix on low to combine.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and spices together until combined. Add to butter-molasses mixture and mix on low until the dough forms. Using a tablespoon, scoop the dough and form balls. Place on a plate. They can touch, if necessary. Cover the balls in plastic wrap and chill until they firm up, about 1 hour.
  • Once chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Place balls of dough on baking sheets, about 1½ inches apart. They should fit on two 1/2-sheet pans, without issues. Bake in preheated oven until the tops start to crack, about 9-10 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and let the cookies cool completely before adding maple glaze.

For the maple glaze:

  • Add melted butter to maple syrup and mix together. Add powdered sugar and whisk together until all lumps are gone. Very gently dip the top of a cooled cookie into the glaze and shake off the excess. Place back on baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of the cookies. The cookies will take about 30 minutes to set completely.