Soft Molasses Drop Cookies Food

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.

SOFT MOLASSES DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat sugar, sour cream, butter, shortening, molasses and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt.
• Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Cool 1 to 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Sprinkle with additional sugar while warm.

MOLASSES DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside. In an electric mixer, use the paddle attachment to combine butter and brown sugar; mix on high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Add egg and molasses, and mix on medium speed until combined, about 20 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl once.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt; add to butter mixture. Mix on low speed to combine, 20 seconds.
• Using 2 spoons, drop 2 teaspoons of batter on a baking sheet; repeat, spacing them 3 inches apart. Bake for 5 minutes. Sprinkle tops of cookies with granulated sugar, rotate sheets between oven shelves, and bake 8 minutes more. Rotate sheets again and bake until cookies are just brown around the edges, about 6 minutes more. Slide parchment with cookies onto a wire rack; let cool for 15 minutes. Store in an airtight container.

MOLASSES DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening. Blend sugar, egg, molasses, and milk. Add sifted dry ingredients, mix thoroughly. Drop from a spoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375F for approximately 10 minutes.

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.

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.

MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flour, dry pudding mix, baking soda and spices. Beat shortening and brown sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg and molasses; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Place granulated sugar in small bowl. Roll dough into 40 balls, using about 1 Tbsp. dough for each ball. Roll balls in granulated sugar until evenly coated.
• Place, 2 inches apart, on baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 8 to 10 min. or until tops are cracked. Cool on baking sheet 2 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

SOUR MILK MOLASSES DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat together the sugar and shortening until the sugar crystals have begun to break down, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg and molasses until just combined.
• In a smaller bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves.
• Mix the dry mix and sour milk into the wet bowl in alternating thirds. Fold in raisins, if using.
• Chill the dough for two hours or more.
• Drop by rounded tablespoons onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 11 minutes.
• Remove from oven an place on a cooling rack. Allow the cookies to cool and dust with powdered sugar.
• Note: For best results allow your baking sheet to fully cool before using between batches.

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES IV

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a couple of cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and lard. Gradually mix in the egg, and molasses. Sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, dry mustard, instant coffee, and cloves; stir this into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.
• Drop cookie dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Press a raisin or maraschino cherry into the center of each one. Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.