Mrs. ahle's molasses cookies

1 Batch

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Sugar
½ cup Melted shortening
½ cup Molasses
1 Egg
½ cup Boiling water with 1 tsp bkg. soda added
2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Cloves
1 teaspoon Nutmeg

Directions

Mix in order given. The dough will be quite soft for nice spreading cookies or you can add a bit more flour for a slightly firmer dough and a more upstanding cookie. They will still be moist and irresistable. Drop by heaping tsp. or T onto sheet, depending on size of cookie you want. I make nice 4-5 bite size ones...my brother always made enormous cookies. (I don't know if it's ungr. or greased.....I always grease it to be on the safe side) :)

Bake in preheated 350 oven for 10 to 15 min. Cool on racks.

Note: This recipe is originally from the Nova Scotia area and is a beloved recipe that came from a neighbourhood mom in Ontario. I am only sharing it because I can't stand the thought of kids worldwide growing up molasses-cookieless. :)

Shared by: Monique Jackson

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by Country Mouse <mjcksn@...> on 15 A, ug 1998

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