Molasses Cookies

Submitted by Meg Sweetland

"This recipie was cut out of a 1939 gas company flyer in Wisconsin by my grandma Bramucci. Our family has made them, usually around the holidays, ever since."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 24-36 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup bacon fat
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 5 1⁄4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• powdered sugar
• water

directions

1. Cream together bacon fat and sugar.
2. Add hot water, molasses, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
3. Stir flour in 1 cup at a time until all is thoroughly blended.
4. Chill dough at least 1 hour.
5. Flour rolling surface.
6. Roll chilled dough to 1/2" thick.
7. Cut with large round cookie cutter or juice glass.
8. Grease foil-covered cookie sheets.
9. Bake at 275 for 10 minutes.
10. Mix powdered sugar with small amount of water until spreading consistency is reached.
11. Frost cookies with glaze.