old fashion molasses cookies
(3 ratings)
I like cookies… heck, what’s not to like! But if you like your cookies on the chewy side (I’m not a cookie snob. I’ll take them anyway I can get them) then these are for you. The cracked and craggy structure, the heady molasses aroma and the bite from the ginger, coupled with subtle brown-sugar sweetness come together in this chewy cookie concoction that is sure to win 1st prize at your house so give them a try! - Geoffry
(3 ratings)
yield
2 dozen
prep time
15 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For old fashion molasses cookies
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4 cap flour
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1/2 tspkosher salt
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2 1/4 tspbaking soda
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1 tspground ginger
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2 tspfinely chopped crystallized ginger
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1 1/4 tspground cloves
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1 tspground cinnamon
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1 stickunsalted butter, softened
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1/2 cvegetable shortening
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3 1/2 cdark brown sugar
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1/2 cunsulfured molasses
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2large eggs
How To Make old fashion molasses cookies
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1Preheat oven to 325°F. In a large bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon. In another large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter, shortening, and 3 cups sugar until light and fluffy and beat in molasses. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture and combine well. In a small shallow bowl put remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Form dough into 2-inch balls (I find that a standard Ice-cream scoop does a great job) and roll in sugar. On baking sheets lined with parchment paper, arrange balls about 4 inches apart and flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. (6 cookies will fit on a sheet.) Bake cookies in batches in middle of the oven 15 minutes, or until puffed and golden. (Cookies should be soft.) Transfer cookies with a metal spatula to racks to cool.
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