Molasses Coconut Chews Food

MOLASSES COCONUT CHEWS

Steps:

• With an electric mixer, beat the sugars and shortening (or butter) until creamy.
• Add the beaten eggs, vanilla, and molasses. Beat well.
• Sift (or just thoroughly stir) together the flour, soda, and salt, then stir into batter.Stir in coconut
• Using a medium size cookie scoop, scoop out 33 to 36 balls of dough. Bake immediately or keep covered and chilled until ready to bake. If using butter, the cookies will have a better shape with chilled dough.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375*F.
• Bake the cookies on a parchment lined (or greased) baking sheet for about 13 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED MOLASSES CANDY

Steps:

• Grease a 15x10x1-in. pan with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and vinegar. Cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved, stirring frequently. Increase heat to medium; cook until a candy thermometer reads 245° (firm-ball stage), stirring occasionally. , Add molasses and remaining butter. Cook, uncovered, until a candy thermometer reads 260° (hard-ball stage), stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Add baking soda; beat well., Pour into prepared pan. Let stand for 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Butter fingers; quickly pull candy until firm by pliable (color will be light tan). When candy is ready for cutting, pull into a 1/2-in. rope. Cut into 1-in. pieces. Wrap each in waxed paper or colored candy wrappers.

COCONUT MOLASSES CHEWS

Steps:

• Combine molasses, vinegar, honey, and butter in a saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until the mixture forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water or reaches 234° F.(see Basic Procedure for Testing Candy). Remove from heat and add coconut, vanilla, and salt. Drop by teaspoonful onto a greased cookie sheet. Cool and store in refrigerator.

COCONUT-CHERRY CHEWS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Drop by spoonfuls on greased cookie sheet.
• Add a whole cherry to each cookie.
• Bake in a 325 oven for 10 minutes.

MOLASSES COCONUT CHEWS

Steps:

• Melt butter or margarine, add sifted dry ingredients. Stir in molasses, vanilla, and egg. whites. Mix well. Stir in coconut. Spread in 2 greased 8-inch square pans, lined with waxed paper, greased and lightly floured.
• Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes. When cool cut each cake into 24 bars.
• Store in closed containers.