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Cookies-Molasses Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c. sugar
½ c. shortening (Crisco)
1 c. dark molasses
½ c. water
4 c. flour
1 ½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 ½ tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. ground cloves
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
¼ tsp. ground allspice

Granulated sugar
Directions:
Directions:
In a large bowl with electric mixer, mix 1 c. sugar and the shortening.
Mix in the remaining ingredients (except the granulated sugar).
Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours.

Preheat oven to 375º
Roll dough ¼ in. thick on well floured surface with a floured rolling pin.
Cut into 3 in. circles with a floured cutter.
Sprinkle with sugar.
Place about 1 ½ in. apart on well greased cookie sheet.
Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, 10-12 min.
Cool 2 min. before removing from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
3 doz.

 

 

 

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