Coffee-Glazed Molasses Cookies

  Desserts

I dreamed up these molasses cookies while sipping coffee and watching snow fall. The aroma while the cookies bake reaches all corners of the house.

Coffee-Glazed Molasses Cookies

Average Rating: 4.75

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 40 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 3 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  • 2. In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, spices and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
  • 3. Shape dough into rounded tablespoonfuls; roll in remaining sugar. Place 2-in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to set. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  • 4. In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, cream and coffee granules until blended; drizzle over cookies. Let stand until set.
  • 5.
    Freeze option:
    Freeze shaped balls of dough on baking sheets until firm. Transfer to resealable plastic freezer bags; return to freezer. To use, roll balls in remaining sugar. Bake and decorate cookies as directed, increasing time by 1-2 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 106 calories, 4g fat (3g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 118mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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