Molasses Sugar Cookies II recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups shortening
2 cups white sugar
½ cup molasses
2 eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger

Nutrition Info

186.9 calories
carbohydrate: 25.3 g
cholesterol: 10.3 mg
fat: 9 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 1.8 g
saturatedFat: 2.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 210.5 mg
sugar: 13.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt shortening and cool. Add sugar, eggs and molasses, beat well.

  2. Sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ground cloves and ginger. Add to the molasses mixture and stir until well combined. Chill dough for at least 3 hours or overnight.

  3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

  4. Remove dough from the refrigerator and form into walnut sized balls. Roll balls in white sugar. Place balls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.

  5. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies and 10 to 12 minutes for crisper cookies. Store cookies in an airtight container.

Recipe Yield

6 dozen

Recipe Note

These taste like a ginger cookie. They can be either crispy or chewy, depending on when they are taken out of the oven. Balls of dough are formed, then rolled in sugar and baked.

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