My favorite holiday cookie and the recipe my mom has been baking since I was a little girl!
Recipe by Kelley on December 9, 2019
Rating
4.9 stars ( reviews)
Ingredients
1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup molasses
2 eggs
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
coarse sugar to roll cookies in or extra granulated sugar will do
Steps
Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, salt and baking soda; set aside.
In a large bowl, beat oil, sugar, molasses and eggs.
Stir in flour mixture and mix well.
Shape dough into balls and roll into sugar.
Bake for 10 minutes taking care not to over bake.
Reviews
Kelsey Johnson on 2018-10-19 (5 stars): Love this! I used butter instead of oil and they came out perfect at 10 min. Thank you!
Theresa N. on 2018-12-08 (5 stars): Delicious! Thank you! I live at 8,300 feet so I added an extra 1/4 c of flour and an egg white. Everything else stayed the same.
Pam C on 2019-01-28 (5 stars): I live at 7400' in Colorado and these came out delicious and perfect!!! I made a minor addition of 2 Ts of flour, baked for 12 minutes on center rack. Thank you for this amazing and easy high altitude cookie, not a trivial accomplishment
Pam C on 2019-01-31 (5 stars): I forgot to ask in my initial comment...when you said it made a huge batch (I got 55!) you said it freezes well. Did you mean the dough, the finished cookies or both?
Daphne on 2019-10-28 (5 stars): I've been looking for a successful molasses cookie recipe for years. I saw the title and thought, yeah, right. I made it and I AM A BELIEVER!!!!! I had several people not believe that they were homemade! Thank you for this recipe!!!!
Daphne on 2019-11-03 (5 stars): The only thing that does this recipe justice is making it and enjoying it!! I forgot to mention that I used an 1.5 inch scoop and still made over 4 dozen large cookies! And, I didn't have to adjust for high altitude. Also, I rolled some of them in sprinkles. :-D
Justin on 2020-01-11 (5 stars): I don’t want to set expectations too high, but I really think these are perfect. Easy to make, the look beautiful, and taste fantastic. A slight crunch with a moist center. Oh, and get the granulated sugar! Worth it.
Taylor on 2020-05-26 (5 stars): Lifetime Denverite and aspiring beginner baker, let me just say, I am absolutely in love with these cookies. I have never left a review for any recipe before, but I am just floored by how tasty these turned out and how lovely this recipe was to make. I cannot wait to continue trying other recipes (especially the Lemon Poppy Seed Bread and the Salted Chocolate Chip Blondies)!
Steven Fisher on 2020-12-16 (3 stars): Love your recipes. Re these: I made a mistake the first time I tried them (at 7200 feet) and they spread out to one hard gigantic sheet. OK, fine, my bad. But I just tried again and had someone else actually watch to make sure I wasn’t making another measuring, assembly or baking error. This time they still spread out across the pan but they do taste delicious. I can’t imagine what I’m doing wrong to make them not look like the gorgeous cookies in your pic. Maybe the third time will be the charm.
Kathy Lacapa-Boegl on 2020-12-31 (5 stars): Hello! I live at 6,900 feet in Arizona. I've had difficulty with baking in general since moving here. My husband was craving molasses cookies so I googled High Altitude Molasses cookies and found your site. The cookies turned out delicious with a perfect shape. I did decrease the heat to 350 and baked them for 8 minutes. I think because my oven is electric, it tends to run hotter than a gas stove so the adjustment was necessary for me. Thank you so much for the recipe. This one has been added to my "Favorites". Take Care, Kathy
Wendy on 2021-11-04 (5 stars): Love these! Did you mean 1 teaspoon of baking soda, or is 1 tablespoon correct? I think I’ve tried both but can’t remember for sure.
Bonnie Eldridge on 2021-11-11 (5 stars): Made these today at 7500ft. They are not only wonderful but they came out perfect!!! Thank you from Flagstaff, AZ
Christine on 2024-04-25 (5 stars): So easy, great texture, delicious flavor - an all-around win!
Sara Ferguson on 2025-01-04 (5 stars): These were fantastic! I personally would like more ginger so I’ll double that on my next batch but they were exactly what I have been looking for. Thanks so much!!
