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Molasses Cookies

Sheila
These chewy molasses cookies are full of warm spices and topped with raw sugar for a bit of a crunch.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Course baked goods
Cuisine baked goods
Servings 24 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Shortening
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/3 cup Molasses
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 cups Flour I have used all-purpose & white whole wheat
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Clove
  • 1/2 cup raw sugar for rolling

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Add shortening and butter to mixer bowl, mix until completely combined.
  • Add sugars to butter mixture, drizzle in molasses beat on high for one minute. Until smooth and creamy.
  • Add egg and mix until incorporated.
  • In a large measuring container measure out flour add in baking soda, salt, and spices give this a quick mix with a fork. Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mix until just incorporated, scrape down sides and mix for a minute longer. Place mixing bowl in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before baking.
  • Using a cookie scoop measure out dough, roll dough in palm or your hand to get a perfectly round ball, dunk in raw sugar, place on parchment line cookie sheet sugar side up. Give cookie a gentle press with the bottom of a glass.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Keyword chewy, cookies, molasses, sugar cookie
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