Molasses Spritz Cookies
Molasses Spritz Cookies made with warm spices and classic molasses flavor. Easy spritz cookie recipe that presses well and bakes soft for the holiday season.
Servings: 60 cookies
Calories: 74kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup shortening
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup molasses
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Use a chilled and ungreased cookie sheet.
- Using an electric mixer, beat butter, shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar in a mixing bowl until smooth.
- Mix in egg, vanilla, and molasses.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg in a separate bowl.
- Add dry ingredients to the molasses mixture and mix until dough forms.
- Fill a spritz cookie press with the dough and press shapes onto a chilled baking sheet.
- Bake 7–8 minutes, until edges are set.
- Cool on the baking sheet briefly, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely before storing.
Notes
- Use a chilled baking sheet. Spritz dough sticks best this way.
- If dough seems too soft to press, chill briefly. If too firm, let it rest at room temperature for a few minutes.
- Avoid parchment paper or Silpat mats under spritz cookies; they grip better on bare and chilled pans.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 74kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 29mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 51IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.5mg
