Soft and Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies | America's Test Kitchen

Name: Soft and Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies | America's Test Kitchen
Total time: 95 min
Ingredients: 1/3 cup granulated sugar (about 2 1/2 ounces/71 grams), plus 1/2 cup for dipping; 2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (11 1/4 ounces/319 grams); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon table salt; 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened but still cool; 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar (about 2 1/2 ounces/71 grams); 1 large egg yolk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 cup molasses (about 6 ounces/170 grams), light or dark

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Dry, tasteless molasses cookies belong on a Christmas tree, not in a cookie jar. We made more than 50 batches to find the best recipe for an uncommonly soft, chewy cookie with warm, tingling spices.

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Ingredients

1/3 cup granulated sugar (about 2 1/2 ounces/71 grams), plus 1/2 cup for dipping
2 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (11 1/4 ounces/319 grams)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon table salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened but still cool
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar (about 2 1/2 ounces/71 grams)
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup molasses (about 6 ounces/170 grams), light or dark