Molasses Crinkles

I came looking for suggestions or tweaks for my current recipe that I got from a friend that seems to be temperamental in regards to how they rise. The recipe I followed is very similar with two exceptions it calls for 1/2 cup of oil instead of shortening and 2 cups instead of 2 1/4 of flour. I am going to try using extra flour. The smaller cookie is what I like them to end up as and the 2nd is what most of my batches end up like. I made the first batch (small cookies) earlier in the day and the change I made was an extra 1/4 tsp of baking soda and did not level the flour (2 cups). Later I replicated it and ended up with the larger cookie. Both cooked at 350 for 10 minutes on the same cookie sheet with the same type of parchment. I have made these about 7 times and tries 5&6 made small cookies but attempt 7 made the large ones. I will be trying again tomorrow with the extra 1/4 of flour instead of not leveling the flour.

These cookies are fantastic! I followed the recipe exactly, wouldn’t change a thing. These are going to become a Christmas staple in my house.

Very good, but they are not the best for high altitudes.

These were great cookies! My home smelled like Christmas all day. The only thing I changed was the sugar I rolled the dough in before baking. I used turbinado sugar instead of white sugar. Turbinado sugar is like “raw” sugar a has a bit of a molasses flavor naturally, is a larger crystal and gives the cookie a bit more of a crunch. Inside the cookie was nice and soft. Deliciousness!

Someone gave me a hand written recipe for these cookies. Mine came out delicious but I wanted to see how other people made them. When I found this recipe, it was identical to the one I have. The only difference is that my hand written version only calls for 1/2t ginger and cinnamon. It also didn’t specify what kind of sugar to dip the dough balls into, so I opted for powdered sugar. It also called for 2-3 drops of water on them once you place them on the baking sheet. This causes the crinkle effect, evidently. I will be making these again. They are so good!

Great tasting cookie. Not sure why some photos show flat cookies I've done these 3 times always rise somewhat. And as far as chilling dough 2-3 hrs? Did not find it necessary. My bake time 10 1/2 min.