Groundhog Day Molasses Cookies
Delicious Groundhog Day Molasses Cookies recipe that are a fun treat for the holiday or a Groundhog day themed party. Kids will love these!
It’s no secret that I absolutely LOVE Groundhog day…anyone who knows me knows this. In my opinion, this holiday is SO underrated. Today, I am proudly proclaiming to the world that I am indeed throwing my first annual (first ever in the world?) Groundhog Day bash this coming up weekend and these Groundhog Day molasses cookies are one treat I will be making for the party. I’m so excited!
You should see my house right now – it’s like Groundhog Day exploded all over it. The best part about this party is that I have 25-30 friends willing to come to it. And they gladly accepted the invitation to participate in my very strangely-themed party…and they still love me. Being weird is fun sometimes!
I can’t give away any details of the party but it’s going to be a one-of-a-kind. I DID offer a prize to anyone who showed up dressed as a Groundhog.
My love for this day started back when I was a kid and watched the Bill Murray movie like it was my job – my whole family loved it. Also, if you’ve been following my blog for a year or more now, you know that I fulfilled a lifelong dream last year of going down to Punxsutawney, PA to participate in the Gobbler’s Knob Groundhog Day festivities.
It had been on my bucket list for….forever…and Mr. Wishes helped me to cross it off….even if it meant standing in negative temperatures at 5 a.m for 3.5 hours after driving 4 hours through the night (in a snow storm) on no sleep. #husbandoftheyear
These would be great to make for a classroom full of kids! Happy (early) Groundhog day, folks (since the Super Bowl will most likely steal all of the Groundhog’s thunder on Sunday!)
If you want to throw a Groundhog Day party make sure you check out my post!
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- Mini Chocolate Chips, for the eyes
- Groundhog Cookie Cutter
- Sift together first seven ingredients. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Blend in molasses and yolk.
- Stir in flour mixture and mix well. Form into a ball.
- Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill overnight or freeze.
- Place small amounts of dough on a well-floured and clean countertop. Roll ⅛ inch thick.
- Cut out cookies with lightly floured Groundhog cookie cutter.
- Keep adding more flour to surface/rolling pin as needed.
- Place cookies on greased baking sheet.
- Brush with slightly beaten egg.
- Decorate with mini chocolate chip eyes. Repeat until all dough is used.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes in a preheated 350-degree oven.
- Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- Mini Chocolate Chips, for the eyes
- Sift together first seven ingredients. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Blend in molasses and yolk.
- Stir in flour mixture and mix well. Form into a ball.
- Wrap in plastic wrap. Chill overnight or freeze.
- Place small amounts of dough on a well-floured and clean countertop. Roll ⅛ inch thick.
- Cut out cookies with lightly floured Groundhog cookie cutter.
- Keep adding more flour to surface/rolling pin as needed.
- Place cookies on greased baking sheet.
- Brush with slightly beaten egg.
- Decorate with mini chocolate chip eyes. Repeat until all dough is used.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes in a preheated 350-degree oven.
- Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.
Omg these cookies are adorable, Ashley!! I want to make some asap (:
Awwww thank you, Monica!!
I love that you love Groundhog day! It’s totally a under rated holiday. I’ll have to make a batch of these cookies to celebrate.
I’m glad you agree, Nicole! 🙂
How fun a groundhog party! So did he see his shadow or not this year? I love spiced cookies like this and they looks chewy and delicious. Take Care, BAM
We will know on Sunday whether or not he sees his shadow!!
Ashley, I adore you even more! I thought I was the only one obsessed with the film Groundhog Day. These cookies are so cute. And, yes…Husband of the Year for sure for Mr. Wishes! We used to have to drive to our recycling center and, when we did, on the way in the country, there were always these cute little groundhogs. I used to ask my husband to drive by (if we were in the neighborhood) even if we had no recycling just so I could catch a glimpse of them. LOVE that you are throwing a party all groundhog themed. Have a blast and I hope to read a recap of your GH bash!
A fellow Groundhog Day lover!! We are soul mates! LOL
LOL! I’d venture a guess your friends would come to just about anything hosted by you, no matter how unusual. Who doesn’t want to go to a party with good food? 🙂 Those cookies are adorable!
I don’t know that I made the best food, but hey, a party is always fun, right? 🙂
These are the CUTEST cookies ever!! I need to find a cookie cutter like that 🙂
Etsy!! 🙂
Those cookies are so cute that I want to give them a hug! 🙂
They are very huggable!
Ashley you literally make me smile! LOVE THESE!
That comment made ME smile 🙂 🙂 Thanks, Nancy!
omgosh how adorable are you!? LOVE how much you like groundhog day and these cookies look so tastyyy!
Hahaha thank you!!!
LOL…..don’t think I know anyone as excited as you about Groundhog day 🙂 Maybe you can start something….have a party and invite all your girlfriends every year and make cookies and
dips, etc… These look good and are so cute….love molasses cookies too…..I would love to make some….but I hate rolling out dough….I’m and spoon out cookie dough person :)Wonder if you could make balls and flatten out like you do peanut butter cookes ? Have any idea?????
I’m having a party saturday for Groundhog day!!! I’m sure you could make them in balls instead of cut-outs! I just think they’d take a little longer to bake since they won’t be rolled out thin. Let me know if you try it!
SOOO cute!
Thanks, Marie!!
I completely forgot it is almost Groundhog Day! I always wanted to go to Punxsutawney for that because I hear it is one heck of a time. Praying that Phil doesn’t see his shadow because I really don’t want anymore winter. These cookies look fantastic 🙂
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Happy Valley Chow
Yes let’s pray for no shadow!! I need Spring!!
So cute!
Thank you!!
These are adorable!! I love that you love Groundhog Day. It’s how I feel about Pi Day!
Thanks, Dorothy!! Pi day is so fun, too! 🙂
How is it that I’d never thought of celebrating the groundhog day?? Sounds so fun!
Enjoy your party Ashley!
p.s: these cookies look terrific!
It’s so fun! Thanks!
These are so cute Ashley!! We should have a Groundhog Day celebration, sounds like fun.
Sounds good to me!!
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Your cookies are so cute! 😀
Sounds like so much fun, and these cookies are so cute! I hope someone did dress up as a groundhog.
These are so cute!
I’m not necessarily into groundhog day, but I love groundhogs and these cookies! We once had little baby groundhogs in our yard. It was the cutest thing ever. I need that little groundhog stuffed animal!
Awww so soo cute!!
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I absolutely love this idea!!! My birthday is actually ON Groundhog Day [and, in a strange twist of events, my fiance’s birthday is also Feb 2]. All of my childhood birthday parties had a groundhog theme — Pin-the-Tail-on-the-Groundhog, a groundhogified version of bingo created by my mom called “shadow,” groundhog-shaped cake, etc. Each birthday morning, I was lead outside to see if I saw my shadow or not, and, to this day, I still check all on my own! Thanks for triggering my nostalgia 🙂
Oh my gosh. I loved reading this!! How special! I am kind of jealous of your birthday 🙂 I have another post of how to throw a Groundhog Day party ????
Ashley, I’ve been making these for YEARS. I make literally hundreds of cookies every year so there’s enough for all my siblings and their kids as well as neighbors and friends.
This year, I have baked over 600 groundhog cookies using this recipe and I”m not done yet!
Welcome to the Groundhog club. 😀 D:D:D:D
Hello from Punxsutawney!
Yes, we live here but we won’t be heading to the Knob Feb 2nd…too cold!
In 33 years this is my first attempt at these cookies! My four year old wanted to take them for preschool snack. Love that you don’t use a raisin for the eyes!
Happy Groundhog Day! Pray for no shadow ????????
Hello! Where would I be able to find groundhog cookie cutters? Maybe rabbit cutter without ears?
I just linked to the exact one I have within the recipe for these cookies! Let me know if you have trouble finding it!