Raisin Molasses Sugar Cookies Food

OLD-FASHIONED RAISIN SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°; lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
• In a bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, baking powder, and salt.
• When smooth, beat in the egg.
• Add the flour and raisins, stirring until well combined.
• Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheets.
• Using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar, flatted the dough to a scant 1/2 inch thick.
• Bake the cookies for 9 minutes, until they are barely set and just starting to brown around the edges.
• Remove them from the oven, let them rest on the pan until you can move them without them breaking, then transfer to a rack to cool.
• *For crisp cookies, bake in a 350° preheated oven for 13-15 minutes, until the cookies are starting to brown around the edges.

MOLASSES RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Beat in molasses. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in raisins and nuts., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CHEWY RAISIN MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Place raisins in a bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in molasses. Combine the oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in raisins. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

MOLASSES SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the oil, sugar and molasses. Add egg; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves and ginger; add to sugar mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until easy to handle., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in additional sugar. Place 3 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until tops are cracked and edges are set. Cool for 2-3 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

RAISIN MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar in a large bowl on medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add molasses and egg and mix well.
• Combine flour, baking soda, spices, and salt and add to creamed mixture.
• Mix well, and then stir in raisins.
• Cover and chill for 1 hour for easy shaping.
• Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
• Shape dough into 1" balls then roll in sugar to coat well.
• Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until set.

MOLASSES RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Cream margarine, sugar, and molasses.
• Add egg and mix.
• Sift and add dry ingredients to mixture.
• Mix in sour milk.
• Fold in raisins.
• Drop by teaspoonsful on greased baking sheet and cook 10-12 minutes.
• Do not overcook.
• Makes very soft cookies.

CHEWY OATMEAL-RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the oats, flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Beat the butter, sugar and molasses in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth, about 2 more minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour mixture and beat until combined. Stir in the raisins by hand. For the best flavor and texture, cover the dough and chill at least 4 hours, or overnight.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Form the dough into 12 balls, about 2 tablespoonfuls each, and arrange 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Flatten with the back of a fork. Bake until the cookies are golden, 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE MOLASSES RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven, then preheat oven to 350 degrees F & lightly butter 2 large baking sheets. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon & salt until a uniform color, then set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl & using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter & shortening until soft & smooth, about 1 minute.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add sugar & molasses, continuing to beat until light, about 2 more minutes.
• Beat in egg until smooth, then remove beaters.
• With a wooden spoon or rubber spatual, stir in the prepared flour mixture, but DO NOT OVERMIX ~ Just moisten the flour.
• Stir in raisins until you have a soft, drop-cookie dough with no lumps, but with some grains of flour still visible.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto one prepared baking sheet, spacing the mounds about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until tops appear dry & somewhat cracked but insides are still quite soft.
• Meanwhile, drop additional dough onto the 2nd prepared baking sheet, getting a 2nd batch ready to bake when the 1st batch is done.
• Remove 1st batch from oven & cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
• Cool baking sheet for 5 minutes & butter it again to make another batch.

MOLASSES RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl cream shortening and brown sugar.
• Beat in molasses.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cloves.
• Gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Stir in raisins and nuts.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.