Grandma's Molasses Cookies with Maple Glaze

Arrangement of glazed molasses cookies on a half dark half light background with some greenery.

5 from 7 votes

Grandma's Molasses Cookies with Maple Glaze

Grandma's Molasses Cookies with Maple Glaze are chewy and soft, made with molasses and four spices that taste just like Christmas and last on the counter for days and days.

Prep Time1 10

Cook Time30

Total Time1 40

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 145kcal

Author: Lauren Skardal

Ingredients

Molasses Cookies

¾ cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
½ cup molasses
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Maple Glaze & Sprinkles

¼ cup maple syrup
¾ cup powdered sugar
festive sprinkles

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together with a beater. Add the egg and molasses and beat to combine. Add the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and nutmeg, mixing until combined. Add the flour and mix until combined.
Roll the dough into a log, wrap with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for an hour or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Roll about 1 ½ tablespoons of dough into a ball and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 9-10 minutes and no more. Allow to cool slightly, then transfer the cookies to a drying rack.
To make the glaze, in a small bowl or even a short juice glass, combine the maple syrup and powdered sugar with a spoon. Once the cookies have cooled completely, dip the cookies in the maple glaze and scrape off any excess glaze from the bottom of the cookie on the rim of the bowl/glass. Immediately sprinkle with sprinkles. Leave the cookies on the drying rack with a paper towel underneath to catch any drips of glaze until the glaze has hardened.

Notes

For a less sweet cookie, scrape the excess glaze off the bottom of the cookie onto the rim of the juice glass. That way you don't have THAT much extra sugar on each cookie, but the top remains beautifully decorated.

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