Cherry Orange Molasses Cookies
Cherry Orange Molasses Cookies are chewy and flavored with dried tart cherries, orange zest, candied orange and pecans! Every bite is full of flavor.
Servings: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup shortening
- ¾ cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 orange zested
- ½ cup molasses
- 2 eggs
- 4 teaspoons baking soda
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger slightly rounded
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup dried tart cherries
- ½ cup pecans chopped
- ½ cup candied orange zest
- Additional sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Combine orange zest with sugar and allow to infuse while you measure and start the dough.
- Melt shortening and butter together in a pan on low heat.
- While the butter and shortening melt, sift together flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; whisk to evenly distribute spices and soda. Set aside.
- In another large bowl add sugar, molasses and butter/shorting mixture; beat well with a hand mixer. Add eggs and beat well.
- In two additions, add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and stir on low speed. Add cherries, pecans and candied orange zest.
- Chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment.
- Roll into balls approximately 1 ½ inches across, roll in sugar and place 2 inches apart on your prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven 8-10 minutes. For mostly soft, chewy cookies, bake until the edges are brown and cracked but the centers are not. For crispy outsides and soft centers bake at least 10 minutes until the centers have started to crack.
Notes
Yield: 36 Cookies
Nutrition
Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 261IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg