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Middle Eastern · Dessert

Molasses Cookies

Soft, spiced oil-based cookies rolled in sugar. The dough comes together in a minute with no creaming and needs a chill before baking.

  • YieldServes 8 · 24 cookies (3 each for 8 people)
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total2 h 58 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Dry

  • 250 gall-purpose flour
  • 2 tspbaking soda
  • ½ tspkosher salt
  • 1 tspground cinnamon
  • ½ tspground nutmeg
  • ½ tspground cloves

Wet

  • 180 mlcanola oil
  • 60 mlmolasses
  • 200 ggranulated sugar, for the dough
  • 1large egg

Coating

  • 50 ggranulated sugar, for rolling

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Egg
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Nutmeg

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Chewy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stand mixer

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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