These are very similar to my ginger cookies, but have a little different texture and a slightly richer taste. They are wonderful! Make some now! I promise you won’t regret it.
PrintMary Jo from Cleveland’s Molasses Cookies
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 t baking soda
- 1 t ground cinnamon
- 1/2 t ground ginger
- 1/2 t Kosher salt
- 1/4 t ground cloves
- 1/4 c molasses
- 1 extra large egg
Instructions
- Melt the vegetable shortening and let it cool
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt
- With an electric mixer, beat the melted shortening, molasses, egg and sugar for about three minutes
- Add the dry ingredients a little at a time, with the mixer running
- Chill for 15 minutes
- Make the dough into little balls and roll in sugar
- Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet
- Bake at 325 degrees for about 15 minutes
Don’t over bake them! You want them to still be soft in the middle.
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Adapted from “Sunday Suppers at Lucques” by Suzanne Goin
YUM! looks delicious!
Oh my…those things look TOO good!!!!! *wants*
Oh darlin’, I can almost smell ’em bakin’…I’ll be right over…I’ve got milk!
God bless ya and have a fantastic weekend sweetie!!! :O)
Delicious cookies, I do.
Oh, those look perfect. Exactly the way I like them. Alas, I’m dieting at the moment, but will copy this and save the recipe. YUM!
Your cookies are wicked enough as it is! My Mom is still talking about them fondly! I think she is trying to give me a hint. ha!
I do love ginger and will have to try those. They look marvelous.
Thanks so much fy visiting my blog!
Molasses would give these cookies such an amazing flavour! I’d like one with a cup of tea please 😀
I’ve got all the ingredients! 🙂
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I love just about any soft chewy gingery cookie! These look great.
Mmmmm – Look delicious! Making me hungry right now! Guess I better fix some breakfast!
I was looking for our favorite chewy molasses sugar cookie recipe online and this one looked the closest to what I normally make. We are packed and ready to move and my go-to cookbook is in storage.
The ingredients do not list sugar or brown sugar, but mention sugar within the instructions. Can you advise on what sugar(s) you use?
Molly,
AAGGHH! Thanks for contacting me. It’s 1 C of white sugar. I’ll fix the recipe!
Barb