Christmas Tea 2022– Soft Molasses Cookies
Melt in your mouth molasses cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 4 cups flour
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, shortening and sugar. Stir in molasses and eggs, until well blended
- Mix in dry ingredients (Dough will be quite stiff). Chill dough in refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll chilled dough into 1-inch balls. Dip the top of the ball in granulated sugar. If desired, put a drop of water on top of the sugared ball, so that crinkles appear when baked.
- Place balls on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 7 minutes.