Saturday, April 11, 2009

#1273 - Molasses Spice Cookies

(by Dot Hafer - friend)

3/4 cup shortening (equal parts of butter and Parkay margarine)
1 cup white sugar + extra white sugar for rolling
1 egg
1/4 cup Brer Rabbit green label baking molasses
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/4 cups flour

Place butter/margarine mixture into a microwave safe bowl--microwave until melted. In a mixer add melted butter/margarine, white sugar, egg and molasses--beat. Add baking soda, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and salt--beat. Slowly add flour--beat. Refrigerate batter for a few hours until very cold. Remove batter from refrigerator, roll batter into walnut sized balls, and roll each cookie ball in white sugar until coated. Place cookie balls on to greased cookie sheets. Use the bottom of a glass (sprayed with Pam) and press each cookie flat. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

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