'Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies: Our FAVORITE Christmas Cookie!'

'Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies: Our FAVORITE Christmas Cookie!'
05:26 May 23, 2022
'Looking for a recipe for those super soft, sugar topped molasses cookies like grandma used to make?  See below for the full recipe!  coarse sparkling sugar in bulk size: https://amzn.to/33Vrcbs print the recipe on the blog: https://heartscontentfarmhouse.com/chewy-molasses-cookies/  Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies  INGREDIENTS:  3/4 cup shortening 1 cup plain sugar 1 egg 1/4 cup molasses 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 heaping teaspoon. ground ginger 1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon cloves Sparkling sugar for rolling  INSTRUCTIONS:  1.  Beat shortening and white sugar together for 3-4 minutes, using electric mixer, until fluffy, scraping down sids as needed. Add egg and molasses and beat until well blended.  2. Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices in a large, separate mixing bowl. Add the flour mixture to shortening and sugar mixture one cup at a time.  Mix at low speed after each addition until just combined.  3. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill in fridge one hour. Preheat oven to 350 convection bake OR 375 on regular bake.  Shape into tablespoon sized balls and roll in sugar individually.  4. Bake for 9-11 minutes, depending on how crisp you would like the edges.  Cool on racks. Store in airtight container up to five days. (See notes for freezing instructions.)  Notes: Like most cookie dough, this freezes very well.  Shape, roll in sugar, and place the dough balls on a cookie sheet.  Freeze on cookie sheet for a few hours, then place in freezer bag and freeze up to a few months.  Add a minute or so to the baking time if baking from frozen. You can also freeze fully baked and cooled cookies and simply defrost at room temperature.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Heart’s Content Farmhouse is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.  As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualified purchases.' 

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