mom's cry baby cookies

Name: Mom's Cry Baby Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) crisco or butter; 1 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 cup(s) molasses; 1 large egg; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 3/4 cup(s) plus 2 tablespoons boiling water; 3 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 5 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 cup(s) raisins, optional; 1/2 cup(s) chopped walnuts, optional

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Kathie Carr

North Liberty, IN

Updated on Jan 27, 2012

This is an old recipe that my Mom frequently used. It makes a big batch of spicy cookies with raisins, and walnuts. The big batch never lasted long!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

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yield 48 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup crisco or butter
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup molasses
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water
3 teaspoons baking soda
5 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup raisins, optional
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional

How To Make mom's cry baby cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. Set aside. Throughly cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses, egg, salt, spices, and beat until blended. Stir together water and soda and add to first mixture. Stir in flour and raisins and nuts if using. Drop from a teaspoon onto a greased baking sheet. Bake 350 degress for 10-15 minutes.

Step 2

These can be served plain or iced with a simple vanilla frosting.
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