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It’s just not the holidays without gingerbread or molasses cookies. I include chewy molasses cookies sprinkled with course sugar in my holiday treat boxes every year, but I make them with a twist.
I can’t take credit for the cookie recipe because I use Criso’s Classic Molasses Cookie recipe. There’s no sense recreating perfection.
The twist however is that I sandwich my cookies with homemade marshmallow fluff. It’s really easy to make and adds a little excitement to the cookies, plus the kids love them.
After they’re sandwiched, I roll the fluff in more course sugar for texture.
Molasses Marshmallow Sandwiches
Ingredients
Molasses Cookies
- 3/4 cup Crisco shortening
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp salt
- course sugar
Marshmallow Fluff
- 6 tbsp water
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Cookies
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the shortening and brown sugar until smooth. Add the egg and molasses and beat until fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.
- Combine the wet and dry ingredients until fully incorporated. Chill for 3 hours or overnight.
- Heat oven to 350F degrees.
- Shape the cookies into 1-inch balls. You should end up with 48 cookies.
- Dip one side of each ball in the coarse sugar. Place the cookies sugar side up on a silpat-lined cookie sheet. Space them 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes and cool on a wire rack.
Marshmallow Fluff
- Put 3 tablespoons of water in the bowl of your stand mixer. Sprinkle the gelatin on top.
- Combine 3/4 cup sugar, corn syrup and 3 tablespoons water in a saucepot. Heat over medium heat until it reaches 238 degrees.
- Pour the syrup mixture into the stand mixer bowl over the gelatin.
- Using the whisk attachment beat on high speed for 12 minutes. During the last 30 seconds, add the vanilla.
Assemble
- Spoon about a tablespoon of marshmallow fluff on one molasses cookie. Top it with another cookie to make a sandwich, and roll the edges in course sugar.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
these look good! i like the homemade fluff.
The marshmallow fluff in the center is a real surprise! I love that it is homemade too…The individually wrapped treats are a darling. Love the awesome idea! Thanks.