Spiced Sour Cream Molasses Cookies Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Stir together the sour cream and baking soda to mix thoroughly.
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream together the sugars with butter and shortening.
• Beat in the eggs and molasses.
• Add spices, 5 1/4 cups of the flour, and the sour cream mixture, stirring until thoroughly mixed. If necessary, add extra flour.
• Cover the bowl and chill the cookie dough for about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper, silicone mats, or leave them ungreased.
• Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Knead a portion of the dough a bit to bring it to a good rolling temperature that won't crack as you shape it.
• Roll the dough out on a floured surface and cut about 1/4-inch thick with a cookie cutter, thinner if you'd like crisper cookies. Use round cutters or use shapes.
• Arrange the cookies on the prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle the cookies with some granulated sugar or cinnamon sugar.
• Bake for about 8 to 10 minutes.

SOFT MOLASSES DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat sugar, sour cream, butter, shortening, molasses and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt.
• Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Sprinkle with additional sugar while warm.

SPICED SOUR CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, use a hand-held mixer to cream together the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
• Add in the eggs, sour cream, and extract. Beat well to incorporate.
• Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cream of tartar, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Beat until just incorporated.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
• In a small, shallow bowl, whisk together the topping ingredients and set aside.
• Portion cookie dough into tablespoons. Roll into balls and roll into the topping mixture. Set on prepared baking sheet, leaving 2 inches of space between each cookie.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
• Dust with more freshly ground nutmeg, or drizzle with icing drizzle.

SPICED SOUR CREAM MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven 180oC/350oF. Grease and line cookies sheets with baking paper. Sift the dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the egg and beat again. Add the sour cream and molasses and beat again. Add the sifted flour and spices and mix well with a spoon.
• Drop dessert-spoonfuls of mixture onto the prepared cookie sheets, allowing spreading room. Bake in the prepared oven for 13-15 minutes. Allow to cool completely on the cookie trays before removing them to an airer.

SOFT MOLASSES SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, soda, salt and spices in a bowl and mix well to blend.
• Combine sugar, oil, molasses, milk and vanilla in a large bowl.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Add flour mixture gradually.
• Mix well.
• Chill 1 hour or until firm.
• Roll out portions of dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Cut with a floured 2 1/2" cookie cutter or your favourite shaped cookie cutters.
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes.
• When cool store in tightly covered metal container.
• Prep time includes chilling time.

BIG & SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, molasses, sour cream and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves and nutmeg; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. round cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake 15-18 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool., To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Wrap in plastic and place in a resealable bag. Store in the refrigerator., Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

SOUR CREAM SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs and mix well Stir in vanilla.
• Dissolve baking soda into sour cream.
• Mix dry ingredients into the butter and egg mixture alternately add sour cream and flour mixture; mix well.
• Drop by teaspoonsfuls unto a greased baking sheet.
• Bake about 12 minutes.

MOLASSES SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well., Shape into 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until the tops crack. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool.