These Almond Butter Ginger Molasses Cookies are the tastiest way to ring in the month of December! They are rich and chewy but melt in your mouth all at the same time! They are the dessert to start the holiday season.

I can’t remember exactly how I came up with this recipe but I believe it started with my internship mentor. We were getting ready for the holiday break and she suggested I try her recipe for ginger molasses cookies. At the same time I had also come across a version of molasses cookies that contained almond butter. Mixing the two together resulted in this delicious dessert!

The diet culture messages ring strong during the holidays but I encourage you to try to challenge them. Giving yourself unconditional permission to eat all foods, especially the ones you enjoy, can be such a liberating feeling! This mentality tends to also reduce stress around food, which is so helpful during the holidays. You shouldn’t have to compromise flavour and enjoyment of food for a few less calories.

So let’s make these Almond Butter Ginger Molasses Cookies. All you need is:

  • almond butter
  • sugar
  • egg
  • molasses
  • vanilla
  • cinnamon
  • ginger powder
  • baking soda + salt

The key step of this baking process is to freeze the dough for at least 1 hour before baking it. This will allow the cookie dough to firm up enough that it holds its shape in the oven. 

One of my favourite parts of this cookie is the flavourful coating of cinnamon and ginger sugar. Just mix the three ingredients together, roll the uncooked cookie dough through the sugar and place on the cookie tray. It brings these cookies to the next level! 

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Almond Butter Ginger Molasses Cookies

Servings: 18 cookies
Prep Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Author: Ashlen Leonard
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Ingredients
 

  • 3/4 cup almond butter
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbsp fancy molasses
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • Pinch of salt

Spiced sugar

  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • Pinch of ground ginger

Instructions
 

  • In a medium sized bowl, combine the batter ingredients and mix well. Place in the freezer for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and cover a cookie tray with parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl, combine the spiced sugar ingredients well.
  • Remove the batter from the freezer. Using a large spoon, scoop out a tablespoon of dough at a time and form into a ball. Roll this into the spiced sugar until evenly coated and place on the cookie tray. 
  • Fill the tray with cookies, making sure they are evenly spaced from each other. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until they start to crack on top and the bottoms are browning.
  • Allow the cookies to cool before removing from the pan (be careful, they are fragile!) and enjoying them!