The Best Molasses Cookies
/What are they like?
-crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside
-warm molasses-spice flavor
Recipe
These cookies are an adapted version of the molasses cookies from The New Portuguese Table by David Leite. I could say more, but I think I will sum it up this way: they are awesome. They are crips on the outside and chewy on the inside.
dry
2 cups flour mix, 260g
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves
1/8 tsp fennel
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
wet
3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp oil, such as olive or canola, 165g
1 cup sugar, 200g
1/4 cup molasses, 70g
1 large egg, 52g
2/3 cup walnut pieces
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C. In a large bowl whisk together the dry ingredients.
In another large bowl whisk together the oil, molasses and sugar. Then whisk in the egg.
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix together just until most of the flour is incorporated. Then stir in the walnut piece. Do not over-stir.
Form balls that are about two tablespoons of dough and place on a cookie sheet three inches apart so they have room to spread. Bake for about 12 minutes, or just until the cookies begin to brown on the edges. This dough is dark so look carefully!
Enjoy!
