Dark Chocolate Molasses Cookies
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Soft dark chocolate molasses cookies, roll them in hazelnuts or sprinkles — and enjoy!
We are well into cookie season here on the blog. Today, though, is one of my favorite events at the holidays. It’s time for a special edition of Freaky Friday!
Freaky Friday is a blog hop that a bunch of my best blogger friends and I do once per season, and then there is this one that we do before Christmas where the blog hop centers around holiday treats. Think cookies, bars, candies you would put on a holiday platter, or take to a cookie exchange with your friends.
We are secretly assigned one another’s blogs to bake from, then today, all at the same time, we reveal our recipe and the blogger that we had. It’s a great way for us to get a fantastic new recipe and for you to meet some great food bloggers you may not have otherwise had the chance to.
This round I was lucky to have been assigned a delightful blog called Hostess At Heart. Julie, the hostess with the mostess and I have SO much in common, it’s rather crazy. Julie started her blog to share recipes with friends and family, loves to entertain, and get this — lives RIGHT HERE in my hometown. Can you believe we have never met? Julie — we need to do lunch!
While browsing Julie’s blog, I found this recipe for Citrus Carrot Cookies. They sounded amazing, but I opted for these Dark Chocolate Molasses. Put the words “dark chocolate” in front of anything and I am game! While I was looking at cookie recipes, I found a couple of others that I will soon be trying. Her Spiced Apple Star Bread is not only GORGEOUS, but looks so delicious! On the savory side — how about this Hatch Chile & Bacon Mac and Cheese?
Back to the cookies. These cookies are so soft, and the combination of molasses and dark chocolate is something I had ever considered, but wow! It really works. I rolled some of them in hazelnuts like Julie instructed, and some in Chocolate Jimmies.
They were a hit at our house, I hope that you enjoy them, too!
Dark Chocolate Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup molasses
- For rolling: chopped hazelnuts sprinkles, chocolate jimmies, powdered sugar
Instructions
- In a bowl, sift together: flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. Set aside.
- In your mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy. (about 3 minutes) Add in sugars, vanilla and eggs, mixing between each addition. Add molasses and beat until combined.
- Gradually add sifted dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll dough into 1- 1 1/2 inch balls. Roll in hazelnuts, or the topping of your choice, and place on baking sheets, two inches apart.
- Bake for approximately 10 minutes.
- Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet and then remove parchment paper to a cooling rack. Cool completely.
- Store in an air tight container.
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I am sooooo honored by you choosing one of my recipes to make. They came out beautifully, and I love the look of the jimmies! I will definitely be trying that! I would love love love to do lunch! Let’s get through the holidays and when we are pinned in from the cold we’ll meet up. Sound good? Thanks again Michaela!
These look so chocolaty and delicious! I know they would be a big hit with my crew!
Your photos are awesome! These look absolutely scrumptious!
These cookies combine two of my favorite flavors, chocolate and molasses. Coming from a certified cookie monster, these look like rock star cookies to me! Fantastic job!
These look insane! I love dark chocolate in all my baked goods, but never tried with cookies. I will have to try these.
I am so intrigued by this recipe, with the combination of dark chocolate and molasses! A must try recipe for sure!
These cookies look absolutely amazing!!
These cookies look really amazing!! I love the idea of topping some with sprinkles and some with nuts 🙂
These look so rich and delicious!
LOVING the sound of these cookies and I love how you topped them differently. What a GREAT cookie!
I’m with you, say dark chocolate and I swoon! These look delicious. I have so many cookies I need to try. Thanks for another fabulous Freaky Friday, Michaela!
Thee cookies look and sound amazing. I love the flavor boost that molasses adds!
I have oodles of molasses that I just bought for Gingerbread cookies…perfect timing! These look great!
These look amazing! I can’t believe you hadn’t gotten together for a girls night out yet! Do it and send some pictures!
Those are beautiful cookies! I can’t believe Julie lives near you and you haven’t met up yet! If I lived near you, I’d be over at your house all the time…lol.
I have been baking for over 40 years and so many Christmas cookies, have a wonderful gingerbread soft cookie recipe and a great old fashion molasses cake recipe from my great grandma, so combined I think this one will be it….I will let you know tomorrow Thank you for sharing 🙂
I can’t wait to hear!! Fingers crossed!!
Can you roll and freeze these before baking or freeze them after they are baked? Do they hold up well? Thanks.
I did freeze them after I baked them — they froze very well!