TWD: Molasses SPICE Cookies

There are very few things to be said about these cookies. Oh, and they're all good things. Let's just say, for starters, that they're the only recipe that I've posted on here twice. And the first time? My very first real post (eek!). So onto the new things about these cookies:


I didn't make them the size Dorie recommends, because that seemed ridiculous. It's seriously plate-sized if you divide the dough like she does. If you want a more manageable cookie, go with a small cookie scoop, and you'll get much more reasonably sized cookies. Which means you can eat three times as many as you would have before. Don't say I didn't warn you!

I doubled all the spices. As in, I halved the cookie recipe, and then disregarded the halving of any and all spice measurements. It was a good thing. Even after a couple days of mellowing, these puppies had kick. There was a slight burn in the back of my throat after eating each one, and that made me happy.


I baked my smaller cookies for 12 minutes. That way, they were slightly underbaked, and oh-so-wonderfully chewy. My suggestion is to bake them until they're not quite done, just barely set. Let them sit on the cookie sheet for a minute, then slide off onto the cooling rack. Yes, slide. Otherwise, they fall apart.

Oh, and the final note? MAKE THESE. If you want a chewy, spicy molasses cookie, these are your holy grail. Just bring along that holy hand grenade and counteth to three, mkay?


PS - Shameless self promotion time! Please go over to Bon Appetit and vote for my Thimble Cookies in their Blog Envy Holiday Baking Contest - you know you wanna!

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