Molasses Cookies

Submitted by Big T 2

"My great grandmother used to make these cookies all the time. When she passed in 1996, no one else made them, until recently when I found her recipe box. Hope you guys enjoy them as much as I do. Note: When I made them, I didn't bother counting to see how many cookies came from one full batch, I will however estimate."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 25 (2-inch) cookies

ingredients

• 354.88 ml shortening
• 473.18 ml sugar
• 118.29 ml dark molasses
• 2 eggs
• 19.71 ml baking soda
• 4.92 ml clove
• 4.92 ml ginger
• 9.85 ml cinnamon
• 4.92 ml salt
• 946.36 ml flour

directions

1. Cream sugar, and shortening in a bowl. Add eggs and molasses.
2. In another bowl mix dry ingredients together and mix with the wet ingredients. Refrigerate overnight.
3. Pre-heat oven to 350.
4. Roll into 2 inch balls and roll into sugar. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

Reviews

[Brenda.]

These are wonderful! I refrigerated the dough about 6 hours before DH begged me to bake 1 batch. The dough was soft but perfectly useable by this time. The cookies are crisp and sweet and the spices are perfect. I had to laugh as I actually got 85, 2 inch cookies when I finished baking them today. A super bonus as far as I am concerned. It was very kind of you to share your Great Grandmother's recipe- Thank You. *Made for Spring PAC 2009*