Molasses Spice Spritz Recipes

GINGERBREAD SPRITZ

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, molasses and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar or jimmies. , Bake at 400° until set (do not brown), 6-8 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

MOLASSES SPICE SPRITZ

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º F.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat together margarine until smooth.
• Add molasses and brown sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add flour mixture until all combined.
• Prepare cookie press with desired design. Fill press and place cookies two inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in oven for about 6 minutes or until the edges are firm but not browned.
• Remove and cool completely on wire racks.

CHEWY MOLASSES-SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a shallow bowl, place 1/2 cup sugar; set aside.
• With an electric mixer, beat butter and remaining cup of sugar until combined. Beat in egg and then molasses until combined. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in dry ingredients, just until a dough forms.
• Pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 tablespoon. Roll balls in reserved sugar to coat.
• Arrange balls on baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. Bake, one sheet at a time, until edges of cookies are just firm, 10 to 15 minutes (cookies can be baked two sheets at a time, but they will not crackle uniformly). Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; transfer to racks to cool completely.