These are spicy chewy bar cookies with raisins; a favorite around here. They’ll last for weeks in an airtight tin, if you can get people to stop eating them.
2 c + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- scant 2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 c + 1 Tbsp unsalted butter (that’s 1 stick plus a bit)
- 1 c (packed) dark brown sugar
- 1 lg egg
- 1/4 c molasses
- 3/4 c raisins
Heat oven to 375˚. Do not grease cookie sheet, though you may use parchment paper. Sift or sieve the dry ingredients together.
Cream butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy. Add the egg, mix well, and then add the molasses, again mixing well. Add the dry ingredients and raisins, mixing slowly so the flour doesn’t fly all around the kitchen. Stop when the dough comes together.
Divide the dough in half. Shape each half into a log about 1 1/2″ in diameter, about 12″ long. (You may wrap the dough logs and refrigerate them for a few days if you like to do things ahead of time.) Put two logs on a single cookie sheet, leaving at least 3 inches between. Sprinkle the tops of the logs liberally with granulated sugar.
Bake 17-18 minutes, until puffy but still soft in the center. Cool, then cut crosswise into bars, and store in an airtight tin.
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Big Hungry Gnomes said:
These cookies look lovely. The combination of molasses, dark brown sugar and sweet spices in a chewy biscuit sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing