virginia's molasses cookies- recipe 100 years old

Name: Virginia's Molasses Cookies- Recipe 100 Years Old
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup(s) shortening, I use 1 stick margarine and 1/2 stick butter; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/4 cup(s) heaping, molasses; 1 large egg; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 1/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon(s) ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground ginger; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt

(6 ratings)

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@Quinnn

Not Far From Green Bay, WI

My grandmother, Virginia, was a culinary instructor until her passing at over 100 years. This recipe was one of her signatures and remains a family favorite four generations later. Hope they become one of your family's favorites, too!

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This is a delicious, basic old-fashioned molasses cookie. It has the perfect balance of spices and sweetness. The sugary coating gives the cookie a little crunch on the outside, but the inside stays perfectly tender. These molasses cookies are easy to make and filled with fall and winter spices.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew

(6 ratings)

prep time 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For virginia's molasses cookies- recipe 100 years old

3/4 c

shortening, I use 1 stick margarine and 1/2 stick butter
1 c

sugar
1/4 c

heaping, molasses
1 lg

egg
2 tsp

baking soda
2 1/4 c

all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp

ground cloves
1/2 tsp

ground ginger
1 tsp

cinnamon
1/2 tsp

salt

How To Make virginia's molasses cookies- recipe 100 years old

1
Cream shortening and sugar.

2
Add molasses; blend well.
3
Add egg and beat until smooth.
4
Sift together flour, soda, salt, and spices.
5
Mix together with wet ingredients.
6
Form into 1" balls.
7
Roll in sugar.
8
Flatten slightly with the bottom of a juice glass dipped in sugar. Place 2" apart on well greased cookie sheet.
9
Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. (Watch first batch closely as my oven runs a little hot.) Remove immediately and cool on toweling or wire racks.
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