Description
These are our traditional Christmas cookies. The shortening keeps the cookies soft; all butter will result in a harder cookie.
Ingredients
- 2 cups lightly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter-flavored shortening, melted
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup molasses
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup coarse sugar crystals, or as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Whisk brown sugar
- shortening
- butter
- molasses
- eggs
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- ginger
- salt
- cloves
- and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl until glossy; fold in flour until dough is just-combined.
- Pour coarse sugar into a shallow bowl. Roll dough into 48 balls. Roll balls in sugar and place 2-inches apart on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the tops of the cookies crack
- about 9 minutes.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 48