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Jumbo Molasses Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup dark molasses
1/2 cup water
4 cups flour or whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Sugar
Directions:
Directions:
1. Mix 1 cup sugar and the shortening. Mix in remaining ingredients except sugar. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours. (Not necessary to refrigerate whole wheat dough.)
2. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thick on well-floured cloth-covered board; cut into 3-inch circles. Sprinkle with sugar; place about 1 1/2 inches apart on well-greased sheet.
3. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 2 minutes before removing from sheet; cool on wire rack.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
About 3 dozen

 

 

 

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