Stone jar molasses cookies^

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¾ cup Molasses
½ cup Shortening or lard
1 teaspoon Baking soda
2¼ cup Flour
1¾ teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Salt
dash Ginger
dash Cinnamon

Directions

Heat molasses to boiling. Remove from fire and stir in shortening and baking soda. Mix together flour, baking powder, salt, ginger and cinnamon. Mix everything together. Chill 1 hour. Roll into balls and press with the bottom of a stoneware jar or drinking glass. Bake at 350 degrees for about 6 minutes.

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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