Chocolate Chip Molasses Cookies

Nothing says fall quite like deep molasses flavors married with warm spices! When you bake them in cookie form and throw in some chocolate, they're pure heaven. The best part is there's zero chill time and they're so fun to bake with others! Whip these up during a cozy fall afternoon, or double the recipe and give them away to friends and family!

Author: Sloane’s Table

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 18 cookies

Calories: 262 kcal per serving

Ingredients

2 ½ cups - all-purpose flour
½ tsp - baking soda
2 teaspoons - cornstarch
¼ tsp - kosher salt
2 teaspoons - cinnamon
¼ tsp - cloves
¼ tsp - nutmeg
¼ tsp - ginger
¾ cup - unsalted butter
¾ cup - dark brown sugar
¼ cup - granulated sugar
¼ cup - unsulphured molasses
1 - egg
1 tsp - vanilla extract
6 ounces - chocolate
granulated sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cornstarch, salt, and spices. Set aside.
In a large bowl, heat the butter in the microwave in 20 second increments until fully melted.
Whisk in the sugars, then the molasses until fully combined.
Next, whisk in the egg and vanilla until fully combined.
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined.
Fold in 150g of the chocolate.
Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, place the cookie dough on the prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
Roll each cookie dough ball in granulated sugar, then top each with chopped chocolate.
Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes.
Allow them to cool completely on the baking sheet.

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