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Giant Molasses Cookies Recipe

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My family always requests these soft and deliciously chewy cookies. The cookies are also great for shipping as holiday gifts or to troops overseas. —Kristine Chayes, Smithtown, New York

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Giant Molasses Cookies Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield: 24 Servings

30 15 45

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup coarse sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in pecans.
Shape into 2-in. balls and roll in coarse sugar. Place 2-1/2-in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 3-15 minutes or until tops are cracked. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 310 calories, 13 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 219 mg sodium, 46 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Giant Molasses Cookies in Taste of Home November 2011, p60

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Reviewed on Nov. 26, 2011 by KristineChayes

I submitted the recipe for the Giant Molasses Cookies, which have been a family favorite for years. Just wanted to share that, for the Christmas holiday season, I make the Giant Molasses cookies smaller and stamp each one with Taste of Home's gingerbread man cookie stamp. It is a simple and delicious way to have gingerbread man cookies on your holiday cookie tray. Happy Holidays to all! - Kristine Chayes, Smithtown, N.Y.

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by taiheiyo

used LESS sugar at 1 1/2 cup 5 tsp ginger, 2 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 tsp cloves or more !!! Rolled TOP only in TURBINADO sugar. Briefly refrigerate the mixture before making cookie balls. Baked only 8 - 10 minutes. Looked very professional and yummy for a chew cookie. tennsmama 11.23.2011

Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2011 by Linda Meyers

Love these giant cookies, although 16-18 minutes is way too long to bake. Mine were perfectly done in 10-12 minutes. On my second batch and will bake these often.

Reviewed on Nov. 17, 2011 by kalicole

These taste just like my mom used to make!

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2011 by dawnasmom

I didn't make the cookies quite so large so had to reduce the baking time to 10 minutes. I let sit on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes then transferred to cooling rack.

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2011 by HardinAllenGirl

If I baked them long enough to crack they were too hard. They have a good flavor but I was disappointed they didn't turn out better. I will not make them again.

Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2011 by voyageuse

Absolutely fabulous - especially about 10 minutes out of the oven. I found the recipe made 3 dozen big cookies for me.

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2011 by jkayc566

They are wonderfully crunchy with just the right amount of chewy :)