Molasses cookies 2^

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Shortening
1 cup Molasses
2 Eggs
½ cup Sour milk
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ginger

Directions

Beat sugar and shortening together till light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients one at a time and beat after each addition.

Roll out on a floured surface. Cut into any shape and bake in a moderate oven until done. From Mrs. Renolds.

A note about Molasses Cookies: Molasses cookies are very common, but they are not easy to make, the reason being that there is no rule you can work by which will answer in all cases. All molasses does not work alike. Some kinds will bear more water than others, and the weather has to be taken into consideration. You can use more water in cold weather than warm, at times ½ molasses, ½ water. Be very careful and do not work more than necessary to mix. Many of the recipes in this collection did not contain amounts or oven temperatures. I have typed them in as they appear in the book, typos and all.

Depression Era Recipes Patricia R. Wagner ISBN 0-934860-55-6 Entered by Carolyn Shaw 5-95

Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 07-25-95

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