Molasses Spice Cookies With Dark Rum Glaze Recipe

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Molasses Spice Cookies With Dark Rum Glaze
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup. sugar
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp clove
  • 1/4 tsp allspice
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tbsp dark rum

Directions:

  1. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position. Heat oven to 375. Spread 1/2 cup sugar in a shallow dish for coating. Set aside. Whisk the flour, baking soda, spices, pepper and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.
  2. Beat butter, brown sugar and remaining 1/3 cup sugar together in a large bowl using an elecctric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3-6 inutes. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla until combined, about 30 seconds. Beat in the molasses until incorporated, about 30 seconds, scraping down the side of the bowl and bveater as needed.
  3. Reduce mixer speed to low. Slowly mix in the flour mixture until combined, about 30 seconds. (Dough will be soft.) Give the dough a final stir with a rubhger spatula to make sure it is combinewd.
  4. Using wet hands, roll 2 T. dough at a time into balls, then roll in the sugar to coat. Lay on two parchment-lined baking sheets, spaced about 2 inches apart. Bake, one sheet at a tim, until edges set and tops are cracked but centers are still soft and underdone. (Peek thru cracks to check centers.) It's about 10-12 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet halfway thru baking.
  5. Let cookies cool on sheet for 10 minutes. You can serve them at this point or transfer to a wire rack, cooling completely before putting on the rum glaze.
  6. To make glaze, just mix the confectioners sugar and rum together until smooth. Drizzle it over the cooled cookies. Let set for 10-15 minutes before serving.
  7. NOTE: if you want to make these w/o the rum glaze, you could also use a variation that has orange essence in it. Just add 1 t. grated orange zest to the dough when you add the molasses. Process 2/3 cup sugar with 2 t. grated orange zest in a food processor until fragrance, about 10 seconds. Use that for rolling instead of the plain white sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1363.01 Kcal (5707 kJ)
Calories from fat 477.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 53.09g 82%
Cholesterol 138.09mg 46%
Sodium 2375.92mg 99%
Potassium 637.61mg 14%
Total Carbs 207.9g 69%
Sugars 121g 484%
Dietary Fiber 9.91g 40%
Protein 12.77g 26%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 7.3mg 40%
Calcium 349.9mg 35%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 409.09 Kcal (1713 kJ)
Calories from fat 143.41 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.93g 82%
Cholesterol 41.45mg 46%
Sodium 713.11mg 99%
Potassium 191.37mg 14%
Total Carbs 62.4g 69%
Sugars 36.32g 484%
Dietary Fiber 2.97g 40%
Protein 3.83g 26%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 14%
Iron 2.2mg 40%
Calcium 105mg 35%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 30.9
    Points
  • 37
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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