{"id":97388,"date":"2009-12-23T22:29:38","date_gmt":"2009-12-24T03:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/?p=2853"},"modified":"2009-12-23T22:29:38","modified_gmt":"2009-12-24T03:29:38","slug":"cinnamon-and-molasses-cookies-for-santa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/97388","title":{"rendered":"Cinnamon and Molasses Cookies for Santa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tweetmeme_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnourishedkitchen.com%2Fcinnamon-molasse-cookie%2F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnourishedkitchen.com%2Fcinnamon-molasse-cookie%2F\" height=\"61\" width=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/enjoyingcookie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2855 aligncenter\" title=\"Enjoying a cookie\" src=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/enjoyingcookie.jpg\" alt=\"my son enjoying a cookie\" width=\"512\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We&#8217;ve been hit by some serious technical bugaboos over the last week and are just starting to recovery here at <a href=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\">Nourished Kitchen<\/a>, so for all of you who&#8217;ve visited the site in the last few days, noticed odd posts in your feed readers, please excuse the mess as the dust settles &#8211; we&#8217;ll be back at it in no time.\u00a0 Despite the exhausting effort I&#8217;ve put into cleaning up the site, we&#8217;ve still managed to prepare for the upcoming holiday: a charming, locally grown\u00a0 yuletide tree decorate by salt-dough stars, candy canes and garland studded with popcorn and fresh cranberries.\u00a0 A handmade holiday, and it&#8217;s been a pleasure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Tomorrow afternoon, in anticipation of Santa&#8217;s arrival, the scent of freshly baked cinnamon molasses cookies will fill our tiny home.\u00a0 Unlike many molasses cookies, these are seasoned only by ground cinnamon &#8211; a spice that&#8217;s rich in fiber and manganese.\u00a0 Moreover, they incorporate <a href=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/sprouted-grain\/\">sprouted grain<\/a> flour which, unlike whole wheat flour, needn&#8217;t be soaked prior to baking.\u00a0 The dough is easy for small hands to manipulate and roll while the topping for the cookies is as pleasantly salty as it is sweet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So if Santa&#8217;s coming to your home, do the old man a favor and prepare him a nourishing, wholesome treat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/stack2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2854 aligncenter\" title=\"molasses cookie stack\" src=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/stack2.jpg\" alt=\"molasses cookie stack\" width=\"512\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Cinnamon Molasses Cookies<\/h2>\n<p>Pleasantly sweet and slightly salty, these cinnamon molasses cookies are perfect served alongside warm milk, hot cider or even <a href=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/mulled-wine-recipe\/\">mulled wine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Ingredients for Cinnamon Molasses Cookies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup (2 sticks) grass-fed butter, softened (see <a href=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/where-to-buy\/#butter\">sources<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup whole, unrefined cane sugar<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup blackstrap molasses<\/li>\n<li>2 pastured eggs, beaten<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>4 cups sprouted grain flour (see <a href=\"http:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/where-to-buy\/#flours\">sources<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon unrefined sea salt<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking soda<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ingredients for the Topping<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tablespoons whole, unrefined cane sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon unrefined sea salt<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Method for Preparing Cinnamon Molasses Cookies<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li>Slowly add the molasses and vanilla extract to the butter and sugar mixture, beat until well-combined.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the beaten eggs until thoroughly mixed with the molasses, butter and sugar.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate bowl, mix sprouted flour, unrefined sea salt, baking soda and cinnamon together.<\/li>\n<li>Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients, and mix until thoroughly blended.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 350\u00ba F.<\/li>\n<li>While the oven is preheating, prepare the topping by stirring together 2 tablespoons unrefined cane sugar, 1 tablespoon unrefined sea salt and 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon.<\/li>\n<li>Form two tablespoons of cookie dough into a ball and roll the balls in the cinnamon, sugar and salt topping.<\/li>\n<li>Place balls of dough on a preheated baking stone, press down with the tines of a fork to ensure even spreading.<\/li>\n<li>Bake cookies in an oven preheated to 350\u00ba F for approximately 6 to 8 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>YIELD<\/strong>: Approximately 36 cookies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been hit by some serious technical bugaboos over the last week and are just starting to recovery here at Nourished Kitchen, so for all of you who&#8217;ve visited the site in the last few days, noticed odd posts in your feed readers, please excuse the mess as the dust settles &#8211; 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