Easy Molasses Cookies

Answer 1

These are nice and thick, with a soft, melt in your mouth centerIngredients

• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
2. Cream together sugar and butter. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla.
3. Add flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Stir.
4. Form dough into walnut size balls and place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Don't flatten. Bake 10 to 11 minutes, until tops are cracked and just turning color.

Answer 2

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 c Brown Sugar, Frimly Packed
• 2/3 c Shortening
• 2 Eggs, Large
• 2 tb Milk
• 1 tb Orange Rind, Grated
• 2 ts Baking Powder
• 1 ts Cinnamon
• 1/2 ts Cloves
• 1/4 ts Salt
• 2 c Unbleached Flour
• 1 c Raisins
• 1/2 c Nuts, Chopped, If Desired

Cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, milk and orange rind. Stir together baking powder, spices, salt and flour. Mix into sugar mixture. Stir in raisins and nuts, if used. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 about 10 to 12 minutes, or until done. Remove from baking sheets and cool cookies on rack. Store in airtight tins. Makes about 4 to 5 dozen cookies.

Answer 3

Ingredients

• 1 c Crisco
• 3/4 c Molasses
• 1/3 c Brown sugar
• 2 t Soda
• 1 t Ginger
• 1 t Salt
• 3 c Flour
• 1 Egg

Blend all dry ingredients, cut in crisco. Add molasses & egg. Form into a roll & refrigerate. Slice thin and bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.

Answer 4

Ingredients

• 1 c Shortening
• 1/2 t Salt
• 3 t Soda
• 2 t Ginger
• 2 t Cinnamon
• 1 t Allspice or cloves
• 1 c Sugar
• 1 c Molasses
• 1 Egg
• 4 3/4 c Flour (sifted)
• 3/4 c Double strength cold coffee

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cream together first 7 ingredients (left to right); blend in molasses. Beat in egg; add sifted flour alternately with coffee. Drop from teaspoon onto lightly greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake 15 minutes or until done. Yield: 5 dozen.