Molasses Peanut Butter Crinkles

          

Plump sugar-topped cookies that taste just like Mary Jane candies. I tone down the ginger and cloves for my toddlers.

Original recipe makes 2 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Mix together the brown sugar, peanut butter, butter, molasses and egg in a large bowl.
  3. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cloves and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until well blended.
  4. For each cookie, shape a generous tablespoon of dough into a ball and roll in granulated sugar. Place the cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes, or until just set. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition

Calories: 290 kcal
Carbohydrates: 46.8 g
Cholesterol: 28 mg
Fat: 9.9 g
Fiber: 1.2 g
Protein: 5.4 g
Sodium: 397 mg

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