Molasses Sugar Cookies
From whodunitrdr 14 years ago
- 12 minutes to make
- Serves 54
These spicy cookies always remind me of fall. They are great with a cup of coffee or hot cider.
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups shortening ; melted shopping list
- 2 cups sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup molasses shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 4 1/2 cups flour shopping list
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking soda shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon shopping list
- 1/2 cup sugar ; for coating cookies shopping list
How to make it
- Combine melted shortening, 2 cups sugar and molasses; add eggs.
- Stir together remaining ingredients, then gradually blend into molasses mixture.
- Chill in refrigerator.
- Scoop out dough using #40 scoop or roll into 1" balls.
- Roll in sugar and place on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 11 to 12 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. They should still be puffed and look a little underdone when you take them out, they finish cooking as they cool.
- Let stand on baking sheet for a minute, then remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
- Makes 4 1/2 dozen cookies.
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These are a favorite in our house. Thanks for the wonderful post.
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