Dad's Favorite Molasses Cookies

Randy
Randy @rbarton80
Lansing, MI

My dad loved molasses cookies and passed that love on to my generation. Now, I have kids and wanted to continue this old time cookie recipe. Unfortunately, I could never find the right recipe like mom used to make; thankfully she still had it and was willing to share. Enjoy.

Dad's Favorite Molasses Cookies

Theresa Flaherty's cooksnap of when they made Dad's Favorite Molasses Cookies.
Randy
Randy @rbarton80
Lansing, MI

My dad loved molasses cookies and passed that love on to my generation. Now, I have kids and wanted to continue this old time cookie recipe. Unfortunately, I could never find the right recipe like mom used to make; thankfully she still had it and was willing to share. Enjoy.
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Ingredients

8.5 minutes
30 servings
  1. 3/4 cupShortening
  2. 1 cupBrown Sugar (packed)
  3. 1Egg
  4. 1/4 cupMolasses
  5. 2 1/4 cupFlour
  6. 2 tspBaking Soda
  7. 1/4 tspSalt
  8. 1/2 tspCloves
  9. 1 tspCinnamon
  10. 1 tspGinger
  11. 1/2 cupWhite Sugar (to tip dough balls into)

Cooking Instructions

8.5 minutes
  1. 1

    Thoroughly mix the shortening, brown sugar, egg, and molasses.

  2. 2

    Mix 1 cup of the flour and the rest of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Then, add the remaining flour and mix it in.

  3. 3

    Chill for at least 2 hours.

  4. 4

    Preheat oven to 375*

  5. 5

    Roll dough into balls and dip into the white sugar, then place onto a cooking sheet with the sugar side up.

  6. 6

    Bake at 375 for 8:30.

  7. 7

    Enjoy!
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