Grandpa's Favorite Molasses Cookies
Gingerbread man cookies are fun, but nothing tastes so good as these chewy molasses cookies. Grandpa's Favorite Molasses Cookies taste like good old fashioned gingerbread recipes, with a soft cookie texture in a crunchy sugar coating.
Notes
Makes about three dozen cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup cane or sorghum molasses
- 4 cup all-purpose or unbleached flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs and molasses.
- Mix flour, salt, soda and spices and combine into to creamed mixture until texture is consistent.
- Roll into walnut-sized balls. If desired, roll balls in granulated sugar.
- Place the balls on greased cookie sheets.
- Bake at 375 F for close to 10 minutes.