The Twelve Cookies of Christmas: Sweet Sorghum Spice Cookies

 

The Twelve Cookies of Christmas: Sweet Sorghum Spice Cookies

This was another great, easy cookie to make. I have picked a good batch of recipes this year! I found the recipe from this website, which has a lot of recipes I want to try! I have sorghum on hand, but note, it is a regional item and if you are outside the Southern United States, you may not be able to find it at grocery store. I had to special order it online. The recipe says that you can substitute molasses, but it really will alter the flavor. Sorghum syrup is sort of a cross between molasses and honey. It's subtler than both, so the spices in this really come through strongly. Molasses will make it taste more like a traditional molasses cookie.

Here we have the dry ingredients. It's not fully mixed yet, but the spices don't show up in the picture well when I mix it. This has a good amount of spices in it!

Here is the bottle of sorghum syrup and what it looks like in the bowl with the butter. It does resemble molasses, but it smells and tastes different.

Fully mixed. It's grainy, but don't worry, it's fine when it's all combined.

At this step, you chill it. Definitely don't skip this step.

Post chilling. I divided these into the two dozen but only made six to try. The last molasses-type cookie I made and froze for this project didn't thaw very well, so I thought I would freeze the dough before baking it and thaw and bake as desired. I think that'll hold the texture of the cookie better.

Rolled into balls and rolled in the sugar. Ready to bake!

If they're all connected, it only counts as one cookie, right?! These took longer than the recipe calls for by about 4-5 minutes. Keep an eye on them.

They're delicate when you take them off the baking sheet, but they hold up well once they cool off. As you can see, they do resemble a molasses cookie, though maybe a bit lighter in color.

You can see the nice fluffy texture inside the cookie.

These are really tasty! The spices come through very strongly, and are perfect for this time of year. Santa would be very happy to have these show up on his plate of cookies on Christmas Eve! Good luck tracking down sorghum syrup, and Happy Baking!