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Published Jan 27th
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Servings 4 dozen Calories 213.9
Molasses cookie recipe from the 1940’s.
Recipe Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- ¾ cup molasses
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup hot water
- ¾ cup shortening
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 3 teaspoons baking soda
Cooking Directions
- 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 2 Cream sugar, shortening and molasses together. Mix the baking soda into the hot water. Add dry ingredients alternately with the water mixture.
- 3 Drop from a spoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. DO NOT BROWN. Frost with a vanilla frosting if desired.
Nutrition Facts
- Calories 213.9
- Carbohydrate 36 g
- Fat 6.7 g
- Fiber 0.8 g
- Protein 2.7 g
- Saturated Fat 1.6 g
- Sodium 161.7 mg
- Sugar 14.1 g