Grandmas 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.

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).

GRANNY MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together; stir in egg, molasses and vanilla; combine and gradually add dry ingredients (add a couple more tablespoons flour if your dough seems too soft) then stir until completely mixed.
• Roll dough into 1 1/4" balls; roll each ball of dough in granulated sugar and place on a greased baking sheet.
• For soft & chewy cookies, bake at 375° for 8 minutes or just until edges start to turn golden-brown; for crisper cookies, bake for up to 10 minutes; allow cookies to remain on baking sheet for a couple minutes after they come out of the oven; remove cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.

GRANDMA'S MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt shortening in a 3 or 4 quart saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; let cool. Add sugar, molasses and egg; beat well.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Add to first mixture. Mix well. Chill at least 2 hours, or overnight.
• Form in 1 inch balls, roll in granulated sugar and place on greased cookie sheets two inches apart. Bake in moderately hot oven, 375°F, 8 - 10 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven while they still look soft, because they flatten out as they cool.

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.

GRANDMAS CHOCOLATE MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• cream shortening and sugar.
• add eggs.
• add molasses
• sift dry ingredients
• add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• mix until smooth
• drop by teaspoon onto greased baking sheets bake 350 degrees no time given 10 minutes molasses burns check
• or add nuts and raisins.
• you can make peanut butter just decrease shortening to 1/4 add 1/2 c peanut butter.

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.