Christmas is only 12 weeks away! Have you started your shopping yet? I have picked up a few gifts and hidden them away for Christmas. I like to shop early and hopefully find the perfect gift.
April of Abby’s Sweets decided to get a head start on Christmas baking and she asked Megan of Megan’s Cookin’ and me to join her in a 12 weeks of Christmas Cookie challenge. The goal is to bake one batch of cookies each week until Christmas. April and Megan are hoping to find some new favorites to include in their Christmas Cookie Platters. My plan is to make cookies that freeze well. Freeze one dozen from each batch and at the end of 12 weeks I’ll have cookies all ready to wrap up and give away.
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April posted Cinnamon Crisps for her week #1 cookie. She found the recipe in the new Better Homes and Garden Christmas Cookies magazine and I decided to make it my week #1 cookie too!
I changed it up a little bit to use what I had in my pantry. I used regular molasses instead of light molasses, added HERSHEY’S cinnamon chips, and rolled it in Turbinado sugar. These cookies are spicy and chewy on the inside and sweet and crunchy on the outside. A perfect Christmas time cookie.
Stop by Megan’s and check out her delicious week #1 cookie Chocolate Almond Coconut Bars.
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Molasses Cinnamon Crisps with Cinnamon Chips
Ingredients
- 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp each baking powder and baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
- ⅔ cup HERSHEY’S cinnamon chips
- Turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy.
- Add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; beat until well combined. Add egg; beat until blended, then beat in molasses. On low speed, beat in flour until just blended, add cinnamon chps.
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls; roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes until cookies are light brown around edges and tops crackle. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Trish
Scrumptious looking Barbara. I don't think we have those chips up here in Canada yet….hmmm…shall have to check it out! Love that you are into baking already for Christmas….at least trying out different recipes. I too have my cookie 'logbook' by my computer and writing ideas down. Love the season…here we go…scooting quickly through Thanksgiving (here in Canada next weekend) and right on to Christmas….grin.
Amanda
Great looking cookies Barbara 🙂 That cookie challenge sounds like fun!
Peabody
That's it, I really have to find me these cinnamon chips that everyone keeps baking with! Cookies look wonderful.
willowbirdbaking
The 12 weeks of Christmas Cookies! I love it! You'll have the perfect gifts come Christmas 🙂
teresa
oh these sound like so much fun! i love the christmas flavors!
Sasha
Yummy! Molasses and cinnamon screams Christmas : )
Shopping this early?…Not a bad idea.
April
I like your variation on these cookies! they look yummy! I'm glad you are baking along, can't see what make next week!
Memória
TWELVE WEEKS!!! EEK! Wow. I need to start Xmas shopping. Your cookies look delicious. I'm bookmarking this recipe. Thanks!
Mary
These cookies are fantastic , actually no i haven't started shopping for christmas i guess i'm a bit lazy for that at the moment!
Vrinda
YUMMY AND FLAVORFUL COOKIES,PERFECT FOR THE SEASON..
Aggie
I have to get my hand on those chips! Love the color of these cookies, they look delicious! Thanks for the reminder!
Palidor
What a yummy cookie! My family and I don't exchange gifts, so I never have to fight the crowd at the mall during the holiday season!!
Cinnamon-Girl Reeni♥
What scrumptious treats! I love the rich flavor of molasses and cinnamon chips are so yummy all on their own! I bet their great in these.
RecipeGirl
I'm addicted to the cinnamon chips too! These are awesome.
Anncoo
You are talking about Christmas only 12 weeks away? I am having our Mooncake or Mid Autumn Festival today and only left two and half hour to go.
Judy
Christmas is creeping up on us fast. Love these cookies, so perfect for fall/winter.
Megan
These look so yummy I want to make these too! I love the idea of freezing a dozen a week. I'll try that too! 🙂
Katy ~
Molasses cookies are among my all-time favorites. These look sensational!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
Oooh great reminder! I didn't realise it was only 12 weeks away! 😮 I know these will be so good because you've used those precious Hershey's Cinnamon Chips! I'm hanging onto my last precious bag of them hehe. Problem is that they're so moreish by themselves! 😮
petite nyonya
Didn't realize that Christmas is only 12 weeks away till you mentioned it! These cookies are just great and so festive!