Molasses Cookies
A vintage type recipe for traditional Molasses Cookies. Make these classics with dark molasses, brown sugar, shortening, eggs, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and additional flour.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup dark molasses
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 eggs well beaten
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Additional flour to make a soft dough
Method
- Heat molasses and sugar together but do not boil, stir in shortening, when the mixture is cool, add eggs.
- Mix soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger with one cup of flour and sift into the mixture, bet well.
- Sift in additional flour to make a dough that can be rolled out. (Too much makes cookies dry and tough).
- Roll dough rather thin and cut out cookies with a floured cutter, place on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake in a hot oven, watching closely as cookies burn easily.
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