Molasses Cookies
- Ready In:
- 38mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
24 cookies
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 3⁄4 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
directions
- Melt shortening in a three or four-quart saucepan over low heat.
- Remove melted shortening from heat; allow to cool.
- Add sugar, molasses and egg; beat well.
- Sift together flour, soda, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and salt; add these to first mixture.
- Mix well and chill thoroughly.
- Form into one-inch balls.
- Roll in granulated sugar and place on greased cookie sheets two inches apart.
- Bake in moderately hot oven, 375 degrees F. for eight minutes.
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Living in France for the moment, we are hoping to make the most of the slow life and short work schedule by improving our dishes and learning new styles and methods of cooking!