And my house smelled wonderful, the cookie trays at church were filled and I tormented my brother by telling him I was baking his favorite cookies and he was too far away to get any. I told him not to worry, I would make a fresh batch of molasses cookies and bring them on Christmas day but I just couldn't help but torment him just a little bit. After all, he is my brother and I'm sure he needed a payback for something from my childhood. Right?? And I told him that the house smelled really, really good. So I'd say my day was productive.
Here's the recipe if you'd like to torment your very own brother:
Soft Molasses Cookies
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening (Crisco)
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup molasses
2 eggs
4 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/4 tsp baking soda
2 1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Cream together the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and eggs. Add salt, baking soda, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. Add flour.
Roll scooped cookie dough in granulated sugar and bake at 350 for 11 minutes. Don't over bake or they won't stay soft. Store in tightly covered container if you don't eat them right away out of the oven because they smell so wonderful. Beware - neighbors may even stop over for a cookie because the incredible cinnamon, molasses, clover and ginger smell has permeated the neighborhood. Don't say I didn't warn you.
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