Hey all,
These cookies come from Joanna’s mom and are a traditional family recipe. I’m grateful to her for sharing it with me. Recipe and discussion after the jump.
Obviously I enjoyed these cookies. Couldn’t even finish the shoot without sneaking a bite – which is a bit of a surprise even to me as I don’t normally enjoy Molasses cookies. I’m much more of a cookie-with-nuts kind of guy, but these are great. Rolling them in granulated sugar gives the outside of the cookie a nice crunch. As an added bonus the cookies fill the house with a great smell that lingers for a couple days.
Molasses Cookies
¾ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
¼ cup molasses
1 egg
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
1 tsp cloves
½ tsp ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
Melt shortening over low heat and cool. Add sugar, eggs and molasses. Beat well. Sift together rest of ingredients. Mix well and chill. Roll into 1-inch balls and roll in granulated sugar. Bake on greased cookie sheet 2 “ apart for 8 to 10 minutes at 375.
Paul
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2 comments
Kate Tilton says:
May 13, 2009
Hi Paul – you and Joanna have a pretty neat site. Thanks for printing the Molasses Cookie recipe – Molasses cookies are one of our favorites so I will try these out. I’ll continue to check on the site. The photo’s are wonderful.
Kate
Paul says:
May 19, 2009
Thanks Kate. We’re going to try to make the cookies again soon, but roll them in ginger instead of sugar to give them an extra bite…we’ll see