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Ingredients
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| multipurpose shortening: 1 cup |
| eggs: 2 |
| baking soda: 2 tsp |
| water: 1/2 cup (hot) |
| molasses: 1 cup |
| ginger (minced): 1 tsp |
| ground cinnamon: 1 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 4 cups |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
Aunt Ruth's Molasses Cookies
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
45 min -
Servings
54 serving(s)
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- Cream the sugar and shortening together.
- Add two beaten eggs. Blend well.
- Add the ginger, cinnamon and salt. Blend.
- Add the molasses. Blend well.
- Dissolve the 2 teaspoons of baking soda in 1/2 cup of hot water.
- When it is just warm add it to the other preparation. Smooth it all.
- Add the flour incrementally until the mixture is right for making drop cookies.
- Drop from a teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet. One teaspoon of cookie mix makes a 3" cookie.
- Bake 8 - 9 minutes at 350°F.
- Leave cookies on the pan a little bit before removing.
- Rest the dough in the refrigerator between batches.