Spice Cookies
Soft and chewy spice cookies that do not require chill time.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Ginger
- ¼ teaspoon Clove
- 1 Egg yolk, Room temperature
- ¾ cup Butter, Room temperature
- ½ cup Cream cheese, Room temperature
- ⅓ cup Sugar
- ½ cup Dark brown sugar, Packed
- ½ cup Molasses
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F, and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Mix the dry ingredients and set aside.2½ cups All-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon Baking soda, ¼ teaspoon Salt, 1½ teaspoon Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon Ginger, ¼ teaspoon Clove
- Beat the butter and the cream cheese until soft and fluffy.¾ cup Butter, ½ cup Cream cheese
- Add both sugars and mix well.⅓ cup Sugar, ½ cup Dark brown sugar
- Add the egg yolk, vanilla extract and the molasses, and mix.1 Egg yolk, ½ cup Molasses, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Add the flour mixture and mix until the flour is fully incorporated.
- Wet your hands slightly, make small balls out of the dough, and roll them into the granulated sugar.
- Place on the lined baking sheets. Leave an inch of space between them, and bake for 8-10 minutes. Until the edges are set. The center should look a bit raw.
- Bring out of the oven and with a large circle cookie cutter, go around each cookie and soften the little out-of-shape edges.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to the cooling rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 162mgPotassium: 159mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 302IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg
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