Quick Salted Dulce de Leche Cinnamon Cookies that are gluten-free and full of warm spices that will comfort your soul. The best molasses cookies recipe that you’ll ever have!

It’s cookies galore! Don’t you love this time of the year, my cookie monsters?

Our Cinnamon Cookies recipe is quite simple to make and super flavorful, resembling ginger crinkle cookies, but softer.

The only difference is there is a lot of cinnamon and cloves in this recipe… and no ginger at all!

To put a Latin flair on these cinnamon cookies, we topped them with a patch of dulce de leche, making them irresistible.

Then, we sprinkled some coarse sea salt on top, enhancing the sweetness of the dulce de leche while providing a balance of flavors.

Ready to learn how to make them and give away this affordable Christmas gift to your friends?

HOW TO MAKE SALTED DULCE DE LECHE CINNAMON COOKIES

First preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Second, cream solid shortening with sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer at low speed until combined.

Third, sift flour into the bowl and add baking soda, salt, spices, and orange peel. Mix in until homogenous.

Fourth, whisk in molasses and the egg until combined (PIC. 1). Transfer the dough to a surface lined with plastic wrap and form a log (PIC. 2).

Fifth, wrap and place to rest in the fridge for 2 hours, or overnight (PIC. 3) .

. Sixth, use a tablespoon as measurement and roll dough into balls, and then roll in sugar. Place onto the lined sheet, leaving about 2 inches apart between them.

Seventh, bake for about 11-13 minutes or until set. Transfer pan to a rack and let Cinnamon Cookies cool fully.

Lastly, spread dulce de leche on top in a artistic way and sprinkle salt on top. If you want to, place an orange rind on top. Enjoy!

COOK’S NOTES FOR CINNAMON COOKIES RECIPE

These Cinnamon Cookies are cinnamon molasses cookies with mounds of ground cinnamon, cloves, and orange peel in it.

You can substitute the same amount of all-purpose flour for gluten-free flour.

These cinnamon cookies by themselves are also dairy-free, unless you top them with dulce de leche.

Although orange rind is optional, they give a nice citric touch to these dulce de leche cookies.

STORE cinnamon cookies in a clean airtight container at room temp for up to 3 days. Freeze unbaked dough (without rolling in sugar) for 3 months. You can also freeze baked cookies (without dulce de leche) for 3 months. Thaw in the fridge!

WHAT DOES MOLASSES DO FOR COOKIES?

Molasses adds 2 things to cookies: 1. a cozy brown-sugar flavor to cookies or to any other baked goods; 2. It also adds moisture and chewiness so that cookies stay moist longer than those made with white sugar. CAN I USE BLACKSTRAP INSTEAD OF REGULAR MOLASSES? Yes, you can use blackstrap exactly in the same amount that the recipe calls for regular molasses. But be aware that if you use blackstrap in a recipe that only calls for regular molasses, you may end up with a baked good with an overpowering flavor . Blackstrap has a stronger flavor than regular molasses, and it is darker and more viscous. OTHER COOKIE RECIPES:

PIN & ENJOY!