{"id":24696,"date":"2018-11-26T01:03:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T06:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=24696"},"modified":"2019-11-26T19:14:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T00:14:18","slug":"peanut-butter-molasses-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/11\/26\/peanut-butter-molasses-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Peanut Butter Molasses Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/11\/26\/peanut-butter-molasses-cookies\/molassespbcookies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MolassesPBCookies.jpg?fit=640%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,482\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MolassesPBCookies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MolassesPBCookies.jpg?fit=640%2C482&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24703\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MolassesPBCookies.jpg?resize=640%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MolassesPBCookies.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MolassesPBCookies.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving has come and gone, and Christmas will be here before you know it! This is about the time when I start making cookie dough to stash in my freezer to bake later. First up &#8211; Peanut Butter Molasses cookies, this recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies &#8211; perfect for a cookie exchange. The peanut butter flavor is subtle, and balances out the tang of the molasses, it&#8217;s a good partnership!\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup molasses<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup creamy peanut butter<\/li>\n<li>2 1\/4 cup flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon ground cloves<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking soda<\/li>\n<li>additional sugar for rolling cookies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Cream butter, sugar, egg, molasses, and peanut butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cloves, cinnamon, and baking soda. On low speed, add the flour mixture in batches. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill for an hour.<\/li>\n<li>Scoop the dough by tablespoons, form into balls, and roll in granulated sugar. Place then 2&#8243; apart on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Let sit on baking sheet for 5 minutes, the transfer to a wire rack. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving has come and gone, and Christmas will be here before you know it! This is about the time when I start making cookie dough to stash in my freezer to bake later. First up &#8211; Peanut Butter Molasses cookies, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2018\/11\/26\/peanut-butter-molasses-cookies\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238,4],"tags":[97,4578,4256,4579,1959],"class_list":["post-24696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","category-news","tag-baking","tag-christmas-cookie-stash","tag-holiday-cookies","tag-molasses","tag-peanut-butter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-6qk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":36928,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2021\/12\/06\/peanut-butter-oatmeal-cream-cookies\/","url_meta":{"origin":24696,"position":0},"title":"Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cream Cookies","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"December 6, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"It's that time of year, when I stock my freezer with Ziplocks filled with cookie dough. 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