grandma's ginger molasses cookies

Name: Grandma's Ginger Molasses Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) ginger, ground; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon, ground; 1/2 teaspoon(s) clove, ground; 1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1 cup(s) sugar; 3/4 cup(s) shortening, butter flavor or regular; 1 - egg; 4 tablespoon(s) molasses

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74 Pinches

Karen Van Patten

Oak Ridge, TN

Updated on Jan 14, 2012

This has been my favorite cookie for as long as I can remember! They come out of the oven crisp, then soften overnight into the most incredible cookie you'll ever eat!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield Makes 3 1/2 to 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ginger, ground
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1/2 teaspoon clove, ground
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening, butter flavor or regular
1 - egg
4 tablespoons molasses

How To Make grandma's ginger molasses cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Sift together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Set aside.
Step 3

Cream sugar and shortening; add egg and molasses. Add dry mixture, blending well. Dough will be soft.
Step 4

Roll dough in small balls, shake gently in a plastic bag filled with 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Balls will flatten in oven.
Step 5

Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until very light brown. Do not over bake. Let cool for 10 minutes then move to an air-tight container or cookie jar. Cookies will be soft the next day.
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