grandpa stewart's molasses drop cookies

6 Pinches
Middletown, OH
Updated on Feb 10, 2018

This is the recipe my hubby remembers making with Grandpa Stewart when he and his brother were young. He also made Grandpa Stewart's Raw Apple Cake (the recipe is in JAP). When we got married, and he shared these memories, I immediately asked for the recipes! Enjoy!

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ginger, ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves, ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons shortening
  • 1 - egg
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup thick buttermilk

How To Make grandpa stewart's molasses drop cookies

  • Step 1
    Bake at 375 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.
  • Step 2
    Sift flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Beat in egg, then add molasses. Stir in flour mixture and milk. Add nuts. Drop by heaping teaspoon onto cookie sheets. Bake 8 min.
  • Step 3
    To make as cutout cookies, add more flour until workable. The cutout cookies are what my hubby remembers making!

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Category: Cookies
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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