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Sour Cherry Molasses Cookies

Sour Cherry Molasses Cookies

Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword cherry cookies, christmas cookies, Disco chocolate chips, molasses cookies, pink cookies, sour cherry cookies, sour cherry molasses
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 3 Dozen
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup sour cherry molasses
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped dried cherries
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup white sparkle sugar

Instructions

  1. Whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and allspice.

  2. Cream together butter, sour cherry molasses, and sugar for 4 minutes.

  3. Add eggs 1 at a time, making sure the first is fully incorporated into the batter before adding the next. Beat in vanilla.

  4. Turn the mixer down to low and slowly add the dry ingredients.

  5. Stop the mixer and fold in the dried cherries and chocolate chips

  6. Wrap the dough in plastic cling film. Chill 2 hours.

  7. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Heat oven to 325F.

  8. Pinch off the dough roll it into balls. Then roll each ball in the sparkle sugar.

  9. Bake for 15 minutes.

  10. Transfer to wire cooling racks.

  11. When cookies have cooled completely transfer to a platter and serve.