Small Batch Molasses Cookies

A sweet vegan treat found amidst the 364 other cookie recipes in Anna Ginsberg’s The Daily Cookie cookbook, these yummy spicy sweet cookies are a perfect end to a lunch or dinner as well as an irresistible nibble with your mid-morning or afternoon tea. It’s a good thing, Ginsberg formulated this recipe to deliver a small batch — only 16 cookies — so you don’t have to worry about blowing your new year’s diet resolutions too badly even if you do eat more than a few.
A sweet vegan treat found amidst the 364 other cookie recipes in Anna Ginsberg’s The Daily Cookie cookbook, these yummy spicy sweet cookies are a perfect end to a lunch or dinner as well as an irresistible nibble with your mid-morning or afternoon tea. It’s a good thing, Ginsberg formulated this recipe to deliver a small batch — only 16 cookies — so you don’t have to worry about blowing your new year’s diet resolutions too badly even if you do eat more than a few.

Small Batch Molasses Cookies

Recipe found in The Daily Cookie: 365 Tempting Treats For the Sweetest Year of Your Life by Anna Ginsberg

Yields 16

Ingredients:

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• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour

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• 1 teaspoon baking soda

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• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

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• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

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• 1/8 teaspoon salt

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• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

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• 6 tablespoons vegetable or melted coconut oil

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• 2 tablespoons mild molasses

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• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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• 2 tablespoons drained, unsweetened applesauce

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• Sparkling sugar for sprinkling

Directions:

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1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

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2. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

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3. Mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt together in a small bowl.

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4. Mix brown sugar, oil, molasses, vanilla, and applesauce together in a medium-sized bowl.

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5. Add flour mixture to brown sugar mixture and stir until blended.

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6. Scoop up tablespoonfuls of dough and shape into 3/4-inch balls. Arrange about 2-1/2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and press down to about 1/2-inch thickness.

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7. Sprinkle tops of the cookies with sugar.

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8. Bake one sheet at a time for 13 to 15 minutes.

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9. Let cool on the baking sheets for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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