Soft Molasses Cookies Iii Food

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES III

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses slowly, stirring constantly. Mix spices with cream of tartar and add to mixture.
• Mix baking soda and buttermilk. Add alternately with the flour to the sugar and spices mixture. You may not need the whole 9 cups of flour but you should end up with a fairly stiff dough. Chill dough overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Roll dough out to at least 1/4-inch thick (the thicker the better), using as little flour as possible. Keep dough refrigerated when not rolling and cutting. Cut into cookies and brush with beaten egg. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Alternately, you can form the dough into golf ball size round, roll in white sugar, place on a cookie sheet and then flatten slightly.

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix the milk and vinegar and set aside for a minute.
• In a large bowl mix well the sugar, both molasses and shortening (if you don't have the Black Strap you can use the regular but the taste is much better with the black strap).
• Add the milk and vinegar mixture.
• Add the dry ingredients mixing well.
• Refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Roll out on a floured board and cut in circle the size you want (I usually do one about 3 inches).
• Sprinkle the tops with some sugar.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 7-8 minute.
• Don't overbake them, just till done.

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, shortening and sugar until light-colored and fluffy. Beat in molasses and eggs; set mixture aside. In another large bowl, combine flour (no need to sift), salt, baking soda, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. Blend thoroughly with wire whisk. Gradually mix flour mixture into creamed ingredients until dough is blended and smooth. Roll dough into 1-1/2-in. balls. Dip tops in granulated sugar; place 2-1/2 in. apart on greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 11 minutes. Do not overbake. Cool on wire rack. Store in tightly covered container to maintain softness.

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together shortening and brown sugar.
• Stir in egg and molasses and mix well.
• Fold in dry ingredients and stir.
• Cover and chill till firm (1-2 hours).
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Roll dough into small balls and roll in white sugar.
• Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes.
• Leave on sheet one minute until set.
• I changed the amount of salt in here. My original recipe calls for 1 tsp of salt but that may be too much for some. A few people have made it as is (the majority) with no complaints on salt, however a few commented it was too much. I think 1/2 tsp can be used with no alterations to the recipe. I will leave it up to you either way you still WIN !

BIG & SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, molasses, sour cream and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves and nutmeg; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. round cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake 15-18 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool., To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Wrap in plastic and place in a resealable bag. Store in the refrigerator., Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES V

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and egg until well blended. Stir in the molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger; stir into the molasses mixture. Cover the dough and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.