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sorghum sugar cookies

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Recipe by
Susan Feliciano
@frenchtutor
Oak Ridge, TN

I love baking with sorghum. It gives all your baked goods a real old-fashioned homemade flavor, and prolongs keeping time. You can get sorghum more places now than when I first started using it. I get mine from a Mennonite community in Middle Tennessee called Muddy Pond. You can also usually find it in supermarkets that carry local foods. A good substitute, if you can't find it, is half molasses and half dark Karo syrup.

yield 3 dozen
prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sorghum sugar cookies

  • 3/4 c
    shortening
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    sorghum
  • 1
    egg
  • 2 Tbsp
    milk or buttermilk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2 1/2 c
    flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp
    salt
  • 3/4 tsp
    nutmeg

How To Make sorghum sugar cookies

  • 1
    Cream together shortening and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat in egg, sorghum, milk and vanilla.
  • 2
    Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg in a medium mixing bowl. Add to sorghum mixture and incorporate thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • 3
    Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment, or lightly grease.
  • 4
    Roll cookies with hands into 1 1/4" balls, and roll in sugar. Place 2" apart on baking sheets. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes, until tops crack. Cool on wire rack.
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