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Ingredients
| margarine (oleo): 1 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| molasses: 1 cup |
| water: 1/4 cup |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 5 cups |
| baking soda: 1 1/2 tsp |
| ginger (minced): 1 Tbl (or to taste) |
| ground cinnamon: 1 Tbl (or to taste) |
| allspice: 1 tsp (or to taste) |
Chewy Gingerbread Molasses Cookies
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
45 min -
Cook Time
30 min -
Servings
74 serving(s)
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- Place margarine in large mixing bowl; soften it in a microwave for a few seconds.
- Cream sugar and margarine; add molasses and water.
- Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and allspice.
- Add to the mixing bowl; mix together.
- Let dough cool, covered, in freezer for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Roll out dough; cut out with cookie cutters.
- If the cookies are thin, bake for 6 minutes.
- If cookies are thick, bake for 8 minutes.
- Cookies will appear slightly underbaked but that's what makes them taste so good and chewy!
- Cool cookies on a wire rack.
- These cookies stand their own without frosting, but if you want to frost them, mix a cup of powdered sugar with a little water to make frosting. Draw a few accent lines or dots on the cookies.