Amish Molasses Nut Cookies Food

AMISH MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl beat together the sugar and shortening to creamy. Add beaten eggs, molasses, and vanilla and beat well.
• 2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger until well blended.
• 3. Add dry mixture to the sugar mixture in several additions, alternating flour and buttermilk until well combined.
• 4. Bake at 375F for 13-15 minutes depending on your stove. They are done when the spring back like a cake. Store in air tight container.
• 5. ***I didn't have buttermilk so I added 2 tbsp of lemon juice to 2 cups of milk.

AMISH MOLASSES NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375*.
• in large bowl, cream crisco and sugar, then edd the eggs, molasses and vanilla and mix well.
• in a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger.
• and then add to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour milk.stir in the nuts.
• drop batter onto greased sheets, by tspful spaced 2" apart -- and bake for 30 minutes.until golden around the edges.
• allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on sheets before removing to rack to cool completely -- .

PFEFFERNUSSE (GERMAN PEPPER NUT COOKIES )

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, salt, pepper, aniseeds, cinnamon, baking soda, allspice, nutmeg and cloves.
• In a large bowl, using an electic mixer set on medium speed, beat together the butter, brown sugar and molasses until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
• Beat in the egg.
• Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate for several hours.
• Position a rack in the middle of an oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 2 baking sheets, scoop up pieces of dough and roll between your palms into balls 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Place the balls on the cookie sheets spacing them about 2 inches apart.
• Bake until the cookies are golden brown on the bottom and firm to the touch, about 14 minutes.
• Transfer the baking sheets to racks and let the cookies cool slightly on the sheets.
• Place the confectioners' sugar in a sturdy paper bag, drop a few cookies into the bag, close the top securely, and shake gently to coat the warm cookies with the sugar.
• Transfer to racks and let cool completely.
• Repeat with the remaining cookies.
• Store in an air-tight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.