Great Grandma Sabins Molasses Cookies Food

GREAT GRANDMA SABIN'S SOUR MILK COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Beat eggs well. Add sugar and beat. Add shortening and be continue beating. Sift dry ingredients (use 4 cups flour) together and alternating with the sour milk add to egg mixture , continue beating...slowly add additional flour until dough forms a sticky ball.
• 2. Turn dough out unto a floured surface. Slowly kneed in additional flour until the dough is not sticky on the outside but still a soft dough. divide in half and roll the dough out to about 1/4 inch thickness. My Grandma had this large circle cookie cutter she used to make these over sized cookies. And they do work better if you make them large. I just use a glass dipped in flour to make my cookies. You can use shaped cutters but use large ones. Once you have your cookies on the tray, sprinkle with plain white sugar. You can be festive and colored sugar but I like the more traditional white sugar.
• 3. Bake about 10 minutes at 375* degrees. Bake until cookies puff up a bit and dough looks dry. Do not over cook them or they will be hard.

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'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.

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 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.

GREAT GRANDMA SABIN'S MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. in large mixing bowl mix together the sugar, molasses, crisco until well blended. Add cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Slowly add in the flour alternating with the water until dough forms a ball. You may not use all the flour.
• 2. roll out dough to 1/4 in thickness and cut into fairly good sized circles. My grandma had a large scalloped edge cookie cutter that she only used for these cookies, but I use a drinking glass, so anything works!
• 3. Put cookies on greased cookie sheet and sprinkle with sugar. Or you could wait until they were done and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Bake in 350* oven for about 8-10 min. kinda depends on how big your cookies are. But they should be cake like and soft not crunchy and hard (although if that happens they are wonderful dunked in your coffee!)