Chewy. Spicy. Sweet. Molasses perfection. Soft Molasses Cookies are a yummy antidote to the post-holiday blahs. You can pair them with a glass of milk OR a cup of coffee or tea. In fact, they’re so perfect that you can eat them all by themselves [and I speak from plenty of experience]. These soft and chewy cookies will warm your cookie-eating heart.

A new friend of mine was planning an event to congratulate everyone on her team for a job well-done and she asked me to make gold star cookies to honor them and recognize their efforts. I immediately thought that my shortbread recipe would be the perfect cookie and started planning “Operation Gold Stars.”

“Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.” Henry Ford

These soft, chewy, and spicy cookies are my nephew’s favorite cookies. He likes them so much that he asks for them on his birthday. And I happily grant his birthday wish.