Pumpkin-Molasses Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

¾ cup butter-flavored shortening
¼ cup brown sugar
¾ cup white sugar, divided
¼ cup molasses
1 large egg, beaten
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Nutrition Info

96.4 calories
carbohydrate: 12.2 g
cholesterol: 6 mg
fat: 5 g
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 0.9 g
saturatedFat: 1.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 107.7 mg
sugar: 6.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Slowly melt shortening in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature, 5 to 10 minutes.

  2. Combine cooled shortening with brown sugar, 1/2 cup white sugar, molasses, and egg, mix well.

  3. Mix flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl until well blended. Add to the moist ingredients and use your hands to gently push the mixture together, similar to kneading. Dough will be quite crumbly, do not add any liquids. Place in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes.

  4. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets with butter. Place remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small, shallow bowl.

  5. Work about 1 tablespoon chilled dough at a time and roll into a ball. Lightly roll balls into sugar to coat and place on the prepared baking sheets.

  6. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 9 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe Yield

36 cookies

Recipe Note

This pumpkin-molasses cookie is the perfect hybrid of several traditional holiday season flavors and instantly became a family favorite! This recipe combines gingerbread, spice cake, and sugar cookie flavors into one mouthwatering, chewy cookie that will please everyone!

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