Soft Molasses Cookies IV

Recipe By kim
Rating
Published Nov 20th
Soft Molasses Cookies IV
Prep - Cook - Additional - Ready In -
Servings 5 dozen Calories 193.7

This is my mothers molasses cookie recipe.. They are very good. A very old fashioned recipe, no one will ever guess the secret ingredient. For a fun variation, substitute maraschino cherries for the raisins.

Recipe Ingredients

  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup unsulfured molasses
  • 4 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon mustard powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 4 tablespoons raisins

Cooking Directions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a couple of cookie sheets.
  2. 2 In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and lard. Gradually mix in the egg, and molasses. Sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, dry mustard, instant coffee, and cloves; stir this into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.
  3. 3 Drop cookie dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Press a raisin or maraschino cherry into the center of each one. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories 193.7
  • Carbohydrate 31.6 g
  • Cholesterol 6.7 mg
  • Fat 6.5 g
  • Fiber 0.6 g
  • Protein 2.6 g
  • Saturated Fat 1.2 g
  • Sodium 244.3 mg
  • Sugar 14 g

Reviews

  1. Chris Eileen Preston Dec 26, 2017 11:20 AM
    Used half butter and half shortening. Out of ginger so used pumpkin pie spice. Sprinkled tops with sugar. They were soft and delicious!
  2. Brian Renk Oct 18, 2015 09:17 PM
    I am a professional chef and have been searching for a good old-fashioned molasses cookie recipe and this is it! I made them at work and the residents loved them.(I made the recipe times four and it converted beautifully)I will definitely make it again!
  3. doingmybest Nov 23, 2008 04:07 PM
    Great fluffy texture but a little flat on flavour. I'll certainly use this as a great base the next time I want a soft molasses cookie and play around a bit with the spices.
  4. Zyat Sep 10, 2008 05:09 AM
    The secret ingredients were pretty.... secret. Lol. But I've used this many times and my family and friends loved them. They described the consistency to muffins. _ These cookies are nice and mild. Because sometimes when you want a molasses cookie you don't want a ginger snap! Great recipe. Hands down my favourite molasses cookie - Read more ...
  5. WEENIE Dec 21, 2003 05:32 PM
    These cookies are flavorful yet texture is crumbly & somewhat dry.