My mom isn’t very into baking. She makes a mean pumpkin bread, and super puffy “snow day” chocolate chip cookies (called “snow day” because she only bakes them on snow days), but I definitely didn’t inherit my baking addiction from her. Which means when I am at her house — like I was last week for Thanksgiving — my baking supplies are limited (you know, because she doesn’t stock 5 different types of flour like I do).
Luckily, the one thing my mom always seems to have a steady supply of this time of year are cinnamon chips. Because as she says, “everything is better with cinnamon chips.” 
So last week when I was home, I dug into my mom’s cinnamon chip stash, grabbed some caramel baking bits, and whipped up these cinnamon chip caramel molasses cookies.
Gosh. Even though I was surrounded by a billion pies on Thursday, I couldn’t seem to stop nibbling on these cookies. The molasses is subtle in flavor but makes the cookies so chewy, and the cinnamon chips and caramel bits in every bite make for a super sweet cookie. They are the perfect way to ease into holiday cookie season!
Soft and chewy molasses cookies with sweet cinnamon chips and caramel baking bits. If you can’t find caramel baking bits (which are located in the baking aisle near the chocolate chips), just chop up soft caramels and add those to the cookie dough. Makes 3 dozen Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes per cookie sheet (~3 cookie sheets) Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on high speed until fluffy. Add the eggs and molasses and beat until mixed. In the same bowl, add the cinnamon, ginger, baking powder and salt and beat until mixed. Add the flour, 1/2 cup at at time, and beat on medium speed until mixed well. Stir in the caramel bit and cinnamon chips. Drop the dough by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
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Liz, these look amazing!
Thanks! I think they actually taste better than they look!
I have never heard of cinnamon chips before!?!
Really? Oh, you need to try them! They’re in the baking aisle with the chocolate chips. They’re SO SO good!
You know, I’ve never baked with cinnamon chips before! I’m so boring – I usually stick to variations of chocolate chips… I should probably change that! And, I haven’t baked anything in awhile and was just thinking about how I should – maybe I’ll pick up some cinnamon chips and get crazy, hah!
Oh gosh, you need to try baking with cinnamon chips! They seriously make everything taste better, and they’re terrific for snacking too
will you believe me when i say that i’ve NEVER baked with cinnamon chips before? i know.. crazy right?! i think molasses cookies are the first thing I would throw them in for sure! or pumpkin anything
You?! Are you kidding me?! Promise me you will pick some up this weekend. I guarantee you will thank me!
I have been dreaming of mollasses cookies for weeks and I love that you added cin chips. I have never bought them before, but I will have to pick some up before I do my holiday baking!
Thank you for sharing this!! I am saving tis recipe right now!!
Woohoo, enjoy it, Lydia!
Trying this tomorrow and because we could not find caramel baking bits & I did not read the note on top I will be subbing toffee chips. Hopefully they will turn out well.
Let me know how they turn out, I love toffee chips and they sound like they’d word great in these cookies!
The toffee chips worked well. You had little crunchy bits throughout the cookie. Glad I tried this new recipe as it was a big hit with my family.
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