Molasses Cookies
Each bite of these cookies is heaven! A Christmas favorite!
Equipment
- cookie sheet
- mixer
- 1" scoop
Ingredients
- 1/2 C butter
- 1/4 C vegetable shortening
- 1 C sugar
- 1/4 C molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 C all purpose flour
- 1 t cinnamon
- 2 t baking soda
- 1/2 t ginger
- 1/2 t cloves
- 1/2 t salt
- sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cream the butter, sugar and vegetable shortening together until fluffy.
- Add in the molasses and egg and mix well.
- Add the flour and spices together until well combined and add to wet ingredients.
- Roll the dough into 1" balls and then roll them in sugar. I use a 1" scoop to make the balls equal sizes that bake evenly.
- Place 2" apart on a cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until they just start to crackle on the top--that way they will be soft.
- Cool on the cookie sheet for a minute and then move onto a cooling rack to cool completely before storing in a tin.
Notes
Watch carefully to make sure that you remove when they just begin to crack! That way they remain soft.