Chocolate Molasses Cookies
Slightly enriched chocolate syrup cookies, decorated with swirls of white and milk chocolate.
Ingredients
butter, cut into cubes
90 g
corn syrup
170 ml
dark molasses
50 ml
all-purpose flour
250 g
extra-fine caster sugar
150 g
baking soda
1 tsp
mixed spices
2 pinches
milk chocolate
100 g
white chocolate
100 g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the butter, syrup, and molasses in a small saucepan and heat over low heat, stirring constantly until melted. Remove from heat and set aside.
2
Step 2
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, and mixed spices, and stir with a wooden spoon. Add the butter-molasses mixture and stir to combine.
3
Step 3
Drop large spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges begin to turn golden. Let sit on the baking sheet for a few minutes to firm up, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
4
Step 4
Melt the milk chocolate and white chocolate separately, using a microwave or a bain-marie. Pipe a swirl of melted chocolate onto the center of each cookie and let set.
