Coffee Cookies
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
36 cookies
- Serves:
- 4-8
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup shortening, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup molasses
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup coffee, cold
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease 2 baking sheets.
- In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together until the dough forms a very thick batter. (try not to use electric mixer).
- Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon, mashing the mixture against the side of the bowl if there are any bits of shortening not dissolved in the batter.
- Resume stirring until all is mixed thoroughly.
- Drop by the teaspoon 2 inches apart onto the baking sheets.
- Bake until the edges are firm, and slightly darker than the rest of the cookie, 10-15 minutes.
- Cool the cookies on a wire rack or a plate and then put into sealed containers.
- Cookies will stay fresh for 3 days.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
weekend cooker
United States
<p>Hello everyone, My name is Doug and I am the host of I recommend tag.I am in my early 40's, I am married, with two children. Michael 14, and katherine 10 . I started to learn to cook, after I got married, when my wife started working nights, and I couldn't get around because I had my entire left leg rebuilt. I just completed remodeling my entire house, and am very active at volunteering at my childrens schools.<br />Rating System <br />5 stars- Outstanding (4 out 4 ) in family enjoyed. <br />4 stars - Very good (3 out of 4) in family enjoyed. Will make no adjustments. <br />3 stars - good, might consider an adjustment <br />2 stars- Okay- will make adjustment <br />1 star- debatable I will make again, would with right adjustment <br />0 stars - Will not attempt again.</p>