Nitrate & Nitrite Free Classic Molasses Ginger Cookies
Warm spices, deep molasses richness, and those signature crackled sugar tops — these cookies are the kind of thing that disappears from the cooling rack before anyone even realizes they're gone. The dough comes together with straightforward pantry staples: flour, butter, egg, sugar, and a handful of ground spices that make the whole kitchen smell incredible. Unsulfured molasses is the key here, delivering bold, bittersweet depth without the sulfur-based preservatives found in some processed varieties. Every ingredient in this recipe is naturally free of nitrates and nitrites, so there's nothing hidden to second-guess — just honest, from-scratch baking. Chilling the dough before baking is a small step that pays off big, giving you perfectly round, chewy-centered cookies with crisp, sugary edges. Pull them from the oven when the centers still look a little underdone and trust the process — they set up beautifully as they cool.
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24 servings
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp fine salt
- ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar, plus ¼ cup for rolling
- ⅓ cup unsulfured molasses
- 1 large egg
Instructions
- 1
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl until evenly combined. Set aside.
- 2
Beat the softened butter and 1 cup of the granulated sugar in a large bowl with a stand mixer or hand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
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