This post provides a last minute Christmas gift idea and a BONUS Molasses cookie recipe!
Thrifted Christmas gifts are sometimes hard to find, or maybe feel a little weird to gift something secondhand. However, these vintage cookie tins are a great thing to thrift & gift because they are easy to deep clean, so you can be confident in gifting them secondhand. And there are always SO MANY at the thrift store to choose from!
My husband and I have been on a huge molasses cookie kick this Christmas season, and I’ve tried & tweaked a few recipes to find the perfect one (at least the one we prefer the most). So when I saw these vintage cookie tins at the Arc (a local thrift store), all of my molasses cookie recipe trials came to mind!
We wanted to gift our neighbors a little something, and homemade molasses cookies seemed like a great, budget friendly, yummy option.
If you’re looking for a last minute Christmas gift for a friend, extended family member, coworker, or neighbor, this is a great budget friendly gift. If baking isn’t your thing, you could fill the cookie tins with some other tasty snack, or anything really!
How to Clean Vintage Cookie Tins
When I got home from the thrift store, I gave the tins an initial wipe down to remove anything in them. Then, I soaked both the tin and the lid in hot soapy water for at least 20 minutes.
After soaking, you may want to use Goo Gone and/or a razor blade scraper to help with any sticky areas from sticker residue. Last, I scrubbed the cookie tins with dish brush. Then rinse, and you are good to go!
Ingredients for Molasses Cookie Recipe
- 1/2 cup coconut oil (or butter)
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/2 cup cane sugar
Instructions for Molasses Cookie Recipe
1. Preheat oven to 350°, and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Microwave coconut oil for 10 seconds, until soft. Add coconut oil (or room temperature butter) and sugars to a large bowl and mix until blended.
3. Add molasses, egg, and vanilla, mixing after each addition.
4. In a medium bowl, add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and whisk together.
5. Slowly add the flour mixture to wet ingredients, mixing after each addition. The dough should come together well.
6. Form dough into 1′ – 1 1/2′ inch balls and roll in cane sugar, covering all sides.
7. Place on parchment paper and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until cookie is set, but not hard.
This recipe makes about 20-24 cookies. I hope you enjoy these molasses cookies as much as my husband and I have been enjoying them! They are such a cozy holiday treat!
Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup coconut oil (or butter)
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/2 cup cane sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350° and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
2. Microwave coconut oil for 10 seconds, until soft. Add coconut oil (or room temperature butter) and sugars to a large bowl and mix until blended.
3. Add molasses, egg, and vanilla, mixing after each addition.
4. In a medium bowl, add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and whisk together.
5. Slowly add the flour mixture to wet ingredients, mixing after each addition. The dough should come together well.
6. Form dough into 1' - 1 1/2' inch balls and roll in cane sugar, covering all sides.
7. Place on parchment paper and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until cookie is set, but not hard.
Let me know if you thrift any Christmas gifts this year, I would love to hear about them in the comments! Or if you try the recipe!
If you feel overwhelmed with the idea of thrifting, check out this blog post, or download your Thrifting 101 FREE Ebook here for all my thrifting tips and tricks.
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