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molasses cookies

Molasses Cookies

A delicious cookie perfect for the holidays.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup shortening I personally prefer golden shortening
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp . salt
  • 1/2 cup fancy molasses do not use cooking molasses
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp . baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp . ground cloves
  • 1 tsp . cinnamon
  • 1 tsp . ground ginger
  • Small bowl of white sugar to roll cookies in

Instructions

  1. Cream shortening and sugar together.
  2. Stir in egg and molasses.
  3. Place all dry ingredients together in a bowl and fold into wet mixture and stir.
  4. Cover dough and chill at least 20 minutes - the firmer it is, the easier it is to work with.
  5. Set oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet or use Silpat.
  6. Form dough into small balls (about 3/4") and roll in white sugar.
  7. Bake 9-10 minutes or until edges start to brown.
  8. Allow to cool on pan for 5-10 minutes then move to wire rack.
  9. Store in air-tight container.

Recipe Notes

Mixing: This recipe is great for doing by hand; however, you can use a stand mixer on a low setting - this is very helpful when adding the dry ingredients.
Freezing: Dough is perfect for freezing if you want to make ahead. You can form a log with dough and wrap in plastic or you can form into balls, freeze on cookie sheet then transfer to a freezer bag. Allow frozen dough to come to room temperature before baking. If freezing in balls, allow them to thaw on a cookie sheet, not in the freezer bag.