Recently, my friend had surgery. I wanted to bring her something more than just flowers so I made her cookies. I knew she would like these cookies so I had to make them for her. I shared some with my sister and she said they taste like gingerbread. My daughter loved them. I mean loved them. Since there was no chocolate in them, I even shared one with our dog. He instantly became my best friend. He already was my friend but I think it brought us closer. I think it doesn't hurt that I also give him pieces of cheese, apples, and carrots (his all time favorite snack) but the cookie helped our friendship.
Molasses Spice Cookies
10 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 large egg
1/4 cup molasses
1 1/4 cup sugar, divided
Directions:
One year ago........................I made Peanut Butter Cup PB Cookies.
Two years ago......................I made Mahogany Cake.
Did you already know...........
-Molasses is the byproduct of the extraction of sugar from sugarcane and sugar beets.
-The Molasses Act of 1733, the British imposed a tax on all non-British imports of sugar and molasses to the colonies.
-On January 15, 1919, a large molasses storage tank collapsed in the North End of Boston creating a two story flood causing the death of 21 people and about 150 injuries.
Molasses Spice Cookies
10 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 large egg
1/4 cup molasses
1 1/4 cup sugar, divided
Directions:
- Melt the butter and set aside to cool.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the egg and molasses.
- Add 1 cup of sugar and mix until incorporated.
- Add the cooled butter and mix until incorporated.
- Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix well. Scrap down the bowl.
- Add another 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix well. Scrap down the bowl.
- Add the remaining flour mixture.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Remove the dough and form about a Tablespoon of dough into balls.
- Place the dough onto a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the 1/4 cup of sugar into a small bowl.
- Roll each ball of dough into the sugar to coat.
- Flatten the balls slightly.
- Space the dough about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.
- Bake the cookies for 5 minutes.
- Rotate and bake the cookies for another 5 minutes or until the cookies are dark golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
One year ago........................I made Peanut Butter Cup PB Cookies.
Two years ago......................I made Mahogany Cake.
Did you already know...........
-Molasses is the byproduct of the extraction of sugar from sugarcane and sugar beets.
-The Molasses Act of 1733, the British imposed a tax on all non-British imports of sugar and molasses to the colonies.
-On January 15, 1919, a large molasses storage tank collapsed in the North End of Boston creating a two story flood causing the death of 21 people and about 150 injuries.
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