Grandma Sears Soft Molasses Creams cookies
From peetabear 15 years ago
- 8 minutes to make
- Serves 0
the number of cookies that you will get depends on the size you make them. I have not tried these but they sounded like a cookie that my Great Aunt use to make... I don't know where I got the recipe.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening shopping list
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar shopping list
- 1 large egg yolk shopping list
- 1 cups molasses**** shopping list
- 2 teaspoons baking soda shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 tablespoons ground ginger shopping list
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vinegar shopping list
- 1/2 cup boiling water shopping list
- ****** the stronger the molasses the more molasses flavor you will have shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream together shortening and sugar. Add egg yolk and molasses. Stir together baking soda, salt, flour, ginger and nutmeg. Add vinegar to water. Gradually stir flour mixture into shortening mixture, alternating with hot water. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto greased cookie sheet 3" apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Store in an airtight container.
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Reviewed by 5 people-
Sounds heavenly! I'm putting this one on my Christmas cookies, list.
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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I love molasses cookies, and I'm sure this recipe is terrific. I have a recipe for a soft molasses cookies, but this is different. Thanks for sharing! - Natalie
fizzle3nat
in Waterville loved it
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These cookies sound SO good! I'm going to make these with one of my elderly patients, and I know she'll love them! :o)
momofsixil
in Davis loved it
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