Captain Morgan's Blackstrap Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup pastry flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon mace
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon fresh nutmeg (grated)
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg (brown)
• 2 tablespoons rum (captain mrogan's spiced rum)
• 1/2 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1/2 cup walnut pieces
• 2 tablespoons fine sugar

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350°f and line 2 sheet pans with bakers's paper.
• 2 in a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, allspice, mace, cinnamon, cloves and fresh nutmeg.
• 3 use a kitchen-aid with a paddle. beat sugar and butter until fluffy about 2-3 minutes. add egg, captian morgan's rum, blackstrap molasses and beat at low-speed for 3-4 minutes.
• 4 add dry ingredients in small amounts until flour has been incorporated and mix until batter is smooth.
• 5 roll cookie dough into a ball, place in a bowl, cover with plastic and chill for 1 hour.
• 6 use a 2-ounce scoop for uniform size. roll dough in the palm of your hand to form a ball. place on sheet pans about 2 inches apart. slightly flatten cookies. place walnut pieces on cookies and dust with a little fine sugar.
• 7 bake cookies at 350 f for 8-10 minutes.
• 8 chef's note: you can substitute splenda brown sugar for the brown sugar.