Grandma Florences Molasses Cookies Food

GRANDMA'S® MOLASSES GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whip together sugar, butter, molasses, egg, and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and spices until dough comes together. Wrap well and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar to coat. Arrange on rimmed baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes.

MELISSA'S GRANDMA'S GINGER LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat 2 cups sugar, shortening, and molasses together in a bowl using an electric stand mixer until uniform, making sure not to overbeat. Add eggs and mix for 30 seconds.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture and mix until just combined and dough is stiff.
• Pour 2 tablespoons sugar in a shallow bowl. Form cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar, making sure not to flatten. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies crackle on top for 'lace' design, 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

GRANDMA'S CHEWY MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Using a strong mixer, mix butter and sugar until sugar has aerated the butter and it is light and fluffy (5 minutes). Blend in molasses and egg gently.
• While butter/sugar is mixing, blend all dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add to creamed mixture in thirds until fully blended (this is where the powerful mixer comes in handy!).
• Refrigerate 1 hour (which makes it easier to roll into balls).
• Form into balls a little smaller than a golf ball and roll in sugar. Place on parchment paper or greased sheet.
• Bake 350 degrees for 12-13 minutes (for 20 large cookies).
• Hint - When the cookies are done baking, they puff up in the center and crack, but wait until the inside of the crack turns from shiny dark brown (not cooked) to medium brown (done).

GRANDMA GEORGIA'S MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt the shortening and let it cool. Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the sugar, molasses, and egg to the shortening. Stir in the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Chill until firm.
• Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Form the dough into balls about 1 inch in size. Place a little white sugar in a small bowl and roll each ball in the sugar. Place the balls about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Leave the cookies on the cookie sheet for 3 to 5 minutes. The cookies will be soft but they will harden as they cool.

GRANDMA'S MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix molasses, baking soda and cream of tartar together in a large glass measuring cup and set aside. Mixture will get frothy. In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar, shortening and eggs together. Slowly mix in molasses mixture, then milk, and then dry ingredients. Dough is soft so the entire recipe can be put together with a good stand mixer.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonful on greased and floured cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 8 - 10 min. Do not overbake as they burn quickly. Cookie should be set and is slightly cake-like.

GRANDMA FLORENCE'S FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift all dry ingredients into bowl.
• Stir liquid into well of flour.
• Add raisin and nuts stir drop cookies onto pan will spread out 400° oven 10 minutes.

GRANDMA MAY'S MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix cooled shortening, sugar, molasses, water and egg together well.
• Blend in dry ingredients.
• Chill a short time in refrigerator.
• Make 1-inch balls and roll in granulated sugar ( I usually add a little bit of cinnamon to the sugar).
• Bake on greased cookie sheets at 375° for 12-15 minutes.

GRANDMA FLORENCE'S MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Roll out.
• Sprinkle sugar on top after you get them rolled out.
• Add a raisin to each cookie.
• Bake in slow oven, 350 degrees Fahrenheit, about 10 minutes.