Bill's Favorite Molasses Cookies

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Cookies, Healthy
Serves:	makes 30 cookies
Prep Time:	20 Min
Cook Time:	10 Min

Ingredients

3 c	all purpose flour
1 tsp	baking soda
1/2 tsp	salt
1 tsp	cinnamon
1 tsp	ginger
1/2 c	softened butter (no substitutes)
1/2 c	brown sugar (packed)
1	egg
3/4 c	molasses
1/3 c	hot water

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Karla Allen

Well Seasoned

Otego, NY (pop. 1,010)

secondsister

Member Since Feb 2012

Karla's Notes:

When we had been married 10 years my husband asked me why I never made his favorite cookie. I said it was probably because I didn't know what it was. He answered Soft Molasses. I then went on "the hunt" for a cookie to please my husband. Finding several recipes, I have combined, deleted, added...developing my own. This is the cookie we have settled on. This summer we celebrate our 40th Anniversary.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Sift together dry ingredients, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger.

Using mixer, cream sugar and butter till light and fluffy.
Add egg, then molasses.

Lower speed on mixer and add half the flour mix till blended.
Pour in hot water all at once.
Scrape bowl and beaters.
Mix in remaining flour.

Very lightly spray non-stick cookie pans with vegetable spray.
Using medium cookie scoop drop dough on pans
3-4 inches apart.
Bake in 350 oven 12-15 minutes or till cookies rise and get firm.