chocolate jumbos

Name: Chocolate Jumbos
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 6 tablespoon(s) cocoa; 1 cup(s) dark molasses; 1 cup(s) sugar; 3 - eggs; 1 tablespoon(s) grounds cloves; 1 cup(s) shortening (like crisco); 1/2 cup(s) coffee (liquid); 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla; 1 dash(es) salt; 6 cup(s) flour

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51 Pinches

Lucille Hoerle

Summit, NY

Updated on Feb 17, 2012

This is one our family favorites. It seems to be a local recipe and there are a lot of variations of this cookie. Some of them are quite soft but my recipe is a crisper version.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

6 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup dark molasses
1 cup sugar
3 - eggs
1 tablespoon grounds cloves
1 cup shortening (like crisco)
1/2 cup coffee (liquid)
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 dash salt
6 cups flour

How To Make chocolate jumbos

Step 1

Mix ingredients together. Roll batter about 1/2 inch thick, and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes. Cool and frost with favorite icing or: 2 1/2 cup 10x 2 egg whites 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar 1/4 tsp. vanilla Beat last 4 till foamy and add sugar until firm peaks form.
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