Chewy Vegan Molasses Cookies
Get ready to fill your kitchen with the warm, comforting scent of spices and sweet molasses with this delicious Chewy Vegan Molasses Cookies recipe.
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Step into a world of delightful aromas and warm, cozy flavors with our Chewy Vegan Molasses Cookies recipe. The sweet and spicy fragrance of molasses, combined with a chewy texture, makes these cookies the perfect treat for the autumn and winter seasons. Whether you’re a seasoned vegan baker or just looking to explore the world of plant-based sweets, these cookies are a must-try.
Join me on a delectable journey as we show you how to create these aromatic, tender treasures that are sure to become a favorite for vegans and non-vegans alike. So, preheat your oven, gather your ingredients, and let’s start baking up a batch of these irresistible molasses cookies.
What is Molasses?
Molasses is a thick, dark, and syrupy byproduct of the sugar refining process. It is typically produced from sugarcane or sugar beets. Molasses is created by extracting the juice from the crushed sugarcane or sugar beets and then boiling it down to remove the sugar crystals. This leaves behind a thick, dark liquid with a rich and robust flavor.
There are different varieties of molasses, each with varying degrees of sweetness and darkness, including light molasses, dark molasses, and blackstrap molasses. Light molasses is the sweetest and least viscous, while blackstrap molasses is the darkest, least sweet, and most concentrated in terms of nutrients.
Molasses is commonly used as a sweetener in baking and cooking, particularly in recipes for gingerbread, cookies, and various traditional desserts.
Chewy Vegan Molasses Cookies
Ingredients:
5 tbsp vegan butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 Bootstrap molasses
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp freshly grated ginger
3 tbsp almond milk
1/2 cup white sugar (for rolling)
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or using a bowl and hand mixer, cream the vegan butter and brown sugar together. Add the molasses, grated ginger and pure vanilla extract and mix until combined.
In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.
Add the vegan butter mixture to the flour and stir until incorporated.
Take 1 tbsp of dough and roll it into a ball. Roll the ball in the white sugar mixture until all the sides are covered. Place the ball on the lined baking sheet and press down slightly with the palm of your hand.
Bake for 10-11 minutes. The cookies will be soft when they come out of the oven, but they will firm up as they cool.
Chewy Vegan Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp vegan butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Bootstrap molasses
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 3 tbsp almond milk
- 1/2 cup white sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or using a bowl and hand mixer, cream the vegan butter and brown sugar together. Add the molasses, grated ginger and pure vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt.Add the vegan butter mixture to the flour and stir until incorporated.
- Take 1 tbsp of dough and roll it into a ball. Roll the ball in the white sugar mixture until all the sides are covered. Place the ball on the lined baking sheet and press down slightly with the palm of your hand.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes. The cookies will be soft when they come out of the oven, but they will firm up as they cool.
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