This spiced cookie is soon to be your favorite cozy-day treat.
These easy-to-make chewy spice cookies will surely warm your heart and satisfy your sweet tooth.
They are sweetened with brown sugar and molasses, making them irresistibly sweet.
Photo: Victor Schrager
(The molasses gives the spice cookies their chewiness.)
Rolling the cookie in sugar before baking gives it that desired grainy cookie texture.
Store spice cookies in anairtight containeror a zip-top bag after they have come to room temperature on the counter.
These cookies will stay fresh for about a week.
Reduce speed to low and beat in the egg, molasses, and vanilla.
Add the flour mixture, mixing just until combined (do not overmix).
Place the granulated sugar on a plate.
Roll heaping tablespoonfuls of the dough into balls; roll in the sugar to coat.
Place on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
Using a glass, press the balls to a 38-inch thickness and sprinkle them with more granulated sugar.
Bake, rotating the sheets halfway through, until the edges are firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
Cool slightly on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
