Bourbon Molasses Cookies are a soft, chewy cookie. The molasses and brown sugar make it chewy and it's filled with spices such as cinnamon, ginger and allspice for a rich flavor. The bourbon adds a hint of nuttiness to the cookies and they're rolled in sugar before baking for a gorgeous crinkled cookie look.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Refrigeration Time5 hourshrs
Total Time5 hourshrs20 minutesmins
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bourbon molasses cookies, christmas cookies, molasses cookies
Servings: 2dozen
Calories: 231kcal
Author: NicholeL
Ingredients
1 ½sticks unsalted buttersoftened
2cupsbrown sugar
1teaspoonvanilla
2eggs
½cupmolasses
3tablespoonbourbon
4 ⅔cupsall purpose flour
1tablespoonbaking soda
1tablespoonground ginger
1teaspoonground cinnamon
½teaspoonground allspice
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
½cupgranulated sugarfor rolling cookie dough in
Instructions
Combine the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat on medium speed for 5 minutes, until light and fluffy.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, salt and pepper. Set aside.
Add the vanilla and eggs to the stand mixer. Once incorporated, add in the molasses and bourbon.
Slowly add in the flour mixture to the stand mixer and mix until a soft dough is formed.
Transfer the dough to a large sheet of wax paper, roll up and refrigerate for 5 hours or up to 3 days.
Preheat the oven to 350. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Add granulated sugar to a small bowl.
Roll out the dough (it will be sticky) into golf-ball sized balls. Roll the dough balls into the sugar, coating entirely and place on the prepared baking sheet.
Repeat with remaining dough. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cookies are cracked on top.
Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Dough must be refrigerated for at least 5 hours before baking.