Cape Cod Molasses Cookies

Spicy and sweet bar cookies from the New England chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 24 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄3 cup molasses

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300F and grease a 13 x 9" pan very well.
2. Sift first six ingredients together.
3. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy; add egg.
4. Combine milk with molasses and add alternately to dry ingredients to creamed mixture.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes or until done.
6. Cool slightly and cut diagonally into diamond shapes.