Cure for a bad day

Caramel-apple cupcake from Dozen and coffee.

molasses cookies

It's getting chilly out. I've had to pull out my sweaters and scarves and started thinking about apple cider and butternut squash soup. I also start thinking about spiced baked goods around this time of year. I made these cookies for our october student AIGA meeting.

They're a great, basic cookie, and remind me a lot of my nana's "molasses tongues" cookies (although not quite that good, I don't know how she does it.) These also come together really quickly and easily. Take a few minutes' break from classes/projects and bake some cookies! It will make you happier.





Note: I doubled this batch and used about a half-cup less butter than the recipe called for, and the cookies turned out fine. Also, I used half white sugar and half brown sugar.

Molasses Cookies
reprinted from Framed

• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon each of ground cloves, ginger and salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Extra sugar for rolling

1. Combine butter, sugar, molasses and egg in large mixing bowl
2. Combine flour, baking soda and spices in medium bowl
3. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir until well combined
4. Put in refrigerator until dough has hardened.
5. Scoop out dough (I find an ice cream scoop works well for this) and roll into 1 inch balls
6. Roll balls in sugar and place on cookie sheet, well-spaced apart
7. Press down slightly on cookie dough with the bottom of a glass or jar
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes in a 375 degree oven. Cool on rack.