molasses cookies aka mule muffins

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Recipe by
Luke Davidson
Reedville, TX

Been making these for years, low sugar substitute for regular molasses cookies and they travel well.

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Ingredients For molasses cookies aka mule muffins

  • 1 c
    molasses
  • 1/2 c
    margerine or shortening
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 3/4 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    ginger

How To Make molasses cookies aka mule muffins

  • 1
    Heat molasses to boiling and remove from heat.
  • 2
    Mix in margarine or shortening and soda.
  • 3
    Sift flour, baking powder, salt and ginger together and mix in.
  • 4
    Chill dough well.
  • 5
    Roll these out thin (1/16-1/8")and cut out to desired shape. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 5-7 minutes. Overcooking can result in a slight bitter flavor, but they get eaten just the same.

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