# Chocolate Molasses Cookies

Chocolate molasses cookies with crispy exterior bits and a super soft and chewy interior.

- Total time: 17 min
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup butter
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 1.25 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.66 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 egg beaten egg
- 2 tablespoons molasses

## Instructions

1. Add 1/2 a cup of butter and 4 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate to a bowl.
2. Melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave.
3. In another bowl, add 1 and 1/4 cup of all purpose flour, 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, and 2/3 cup of brown sugar.
4. Whisk the dry ingredients together.
5. Set the dry ingredients aside and get the melted chocolate.
6. Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract, one beaten egg, and 2 tablespoons of molasses to the partially cooled butter and chocolate mixture.
7. Add the moist ingredients to the dry ingredients.
8. Whisk them together nicely.
9. Use a small cookie scoop to drop the cookie dough onto a cookie sheet.
10. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 12 minutes.
11. Let these sit on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before removing them to a wire cooling rack.

## Equipment

- microwave
- bowl
- whisk
- cookie scoop
- cookie sheet
- wire cooling rack
- glass jar

## Tips

- The chocolate molasses cookies should have a crispy exterior and a soft, chewy interior.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRP4QLDkT8W/?igsh=MXA0ejZkczgxcHJ0OA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/eaef2834-71e6-4468-bc01-63dd552cdaed
- Extracted: 2025-11-26

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