Name: Old fashioned Molasses Cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or shortening; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1/2 cup molasses; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 2-1/4 cups sifted cake flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp ginger; 1/4 tsp cloves; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 cup chopped raisins (optional)

Old fashioned Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup buttermilk
2-1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped raisins (optional)

Instructions

Makes 40 2-inch cookies. Preheat oven to 350F. Beat butter until soft. Add sugar gradually and blend until light and creamy. Beat in egg and molasses. Set aside. Sift all dry ingredients together. Add the sifted ingredients in three parts to the sugar mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Beat the batter until smooth after each addition. Add raisins and mix together. Drop the batter from a teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 12 minutes.