Karens Molasses Crinkles Food

MOLASSES CRINKLES

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugars. Add egg, vanilla and molasses and continue beating until incorporated.
• Stir dry ingredients together in a separate bowl; then add to creamed mixture. Mix together. The dough will be soft; add a little extra flour if you like. Watch the video for tips on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM21ykIsqUA.
• Roll the cookie dough into one inch balls. Roll the balls in additional sugar and place on baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
• Let cool on the baking sheet for a couple minutes and remove to wire rack to continue cooling.

GRANDMA'S MOLASSES CHRISTMAS CRINKLES

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix wet ingredients together - - shortening, sugar, egg and molasses.
• Blend all dry ingredients together and then stir into the wet ingredients.
• Chill cookie dough for 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Roll dough into balls the size of large walnuts.
• Dip tips of balls into sugar.
• Place, sugared side up, 3" apart on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED MOLASSES CRINKLES

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, pepper, and salt in a bowl until combined.
• Beat together shortening, butter, and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a stand mixer (preferably fitted with paddle attachment) or 6 minutes with a handheld. Add egg and molasses, beating until combined. Reduce speed to low, then mix in flour mixture until combined.
• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 375°F.
• Roll 1 heaping teaspoon of dough into a 1-inch ball with wet hands, then dip 1 end of ball in sanding sugar. Make more cookies in same manner, arranging them, sugared side up, 2 inches apart on two ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until undersides are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes total, then cool on sheets 1 minute. Transfer to racks to cool completely.

KAREN'S MOLASSES CRINKLES

Steps:

• Mix first four ingredients; then sift and stir in remaining ingredients.
• Chill dough.
• Roll into balls the size of large walnuts.
• Dip tops in sugar.
• Place sugared side up, 3" apart on greased baking sheet.
• Sprinkle each cookie with 2-3 drops of water to produce a cracked surface.
• Bake until set, not hard, 10-12 minutes, at 375°.
• Yield: 4 doz.
• cookies.

MOLASSES CRINKLES (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, pepper, and salt in a bowl until combined. Set aside.
• Beat together shortening, butter, and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a stand mixer (preferably fitted with a paddle attachment) or 6 minutes with a handheld mixer.
• Add egg and molasses, beating until combined.
• Reduce speed to low, then mix in flour mixture (1 cup at a time, scrape down) until combined.
• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll 1 heaping teaspoon of dough into a 1-inch ball WITH WET HANDS, then dip 1 end of the the ball in granulated sugar.
• Make more cookies in the same manner, arranging them, sugar side up, 2 inches apart on 2 ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until undersides are golden brown, 10 - 12 minutes total.
• Cool cookies on sheets 1 minute, then remove from baking sheets and transfer to racks to cool completely.

MOLASSES CRINKLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375*.
• Mix brown sugar, shortening, egg, and molasses in a bowl.
• Mix in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar.
• Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls, dip in granulated sugar.
• Place balls, sugared sides up, about 3" apart on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake just until set, 10 to 12 mins.
• Immediately remove from cookie sheet.
• Enjoy!