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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Simple-to-make molasses cookies are a great lunch box or after school snack. Recipe source: Bon Appetit (October, 1990). Prep time includes refrigeration time. Ingredients:
3/4 cup crisco or 3/4 cup other vegetable shortening |
1 cup sugar |
1/4 cup molasses |
1 egg |
2 cups flour |
2 teaspoons baking soda |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon clove |
1/2 teaspoon ginger |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 pinch nutmeg |
additional sugar, for coating cookies before baking |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
3. Melt shortening in small saucepan over low heat.
4. Pour melted shortening in large bowl and let stand until cool.
5. Mix in 1 cup of sugar, molasses and egg.
6. Combine dry ingredients (flour-nutmeg) together.
7. Stir into shortening/sugar mixture.
8. Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 10 minutes.
9. Pour additional sugar (about 1/4 cup) in bowl.
10. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar to coat.
11. Place cookies on prepared cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
12. Bake cookies 8-10 minutes or until barely set (will finish setting as they cool).
13. Transfer cookies to wire rack to finish cooling.
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