Title: Molasses Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings
3/4 c Margarine or shortening
1 c Granulated sugar
1 Egg
4 tb Molasses
1 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Ginger
2 c Flour
2 ts Baking soda
Extra sugar
There are a great variety of shapes and fillings you can use when making
hand shaped cookies. They tend to be more time consuming to make than other
types of cookies because each one must be individually shaped. It's well
worth the extra time, and you may find you enjoy shaping the cookies as
much as eating them! Dark, fragrant, dunk-them-in-milk-or-coffee
cookies-like great grandmother used to bake.
In a large bowl, cream margarine or shortening with sugar. Add egg and
blend. Add molasses and spices; mix well. Add flour and baking soda and
blend. Chill dough 30 minutes or overnight (covered tightly).
Preheat oven to 325. Shape dough into small balls, roll in sugar and
place 2-inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake at 325 for 10-12 minutes. Remove
from oven and cool on wire racks. Yield: 2 1/2 dozen.
Kathie Janger, Co-author of Knowing Beans About Coffee, McLean, VA
