Virginia's Molasses Cookies- Recipe 100 Years Old
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@Quinnn
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My grandmother, Virginia, was a culinary instructor until her passing at over 100 years. This recipe was one of her signatures and remains a family favorite four generations later. Hope they become one of your family's favorites, too! Peg
Ingredients
- 3/4 c
- shortening, i use 1 stick margarine and 1/2 stick butter
- 1 c
- sugar
- 1/4 c
- heaping, molasses
- 1 large
- egg
- 2 tsp
- baking soda
- 2 1/4 c
- flour
- 3/4 tsp
- ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp
- ground ginger
- 1 tsp
- cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp
- salt
How to Make Virginia's Molasses Cookies- Recipe 100 Years Old
- 1Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses; blend well.
- 2Add egg and beat until smooth. Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices and mix together with wet ingredients.
- 3Form into 1" balls; roll in sugar.
- 4Flatten slightly with the bottom of a juice glass dipped in sugar. Place 2" apart on well greased cookie sheet.
- 5Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. (Watch first batch closely as my oven runs a little hot.) Remove immediately and cool on toweling or wire racks.
About Virginia's Molasses Cookies- Recipe 100 Years Old
Course/Dish: Cookies, Other Snacks
Main Ingredient: Spice/Herb/Seasoning
Regional Style: American
Dietary Needs: Vegetarian
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