Soft Chewy Molasses Cookies

"These are rich, sweet, chewy cookies."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
20-25
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven 350°F.
  • Mix on low speed electric mixer shortening, molasses, 1 cup sugar and egg. Cream mixture.
  • Slowly add the remaining ingredients except 1/2 cup of white sugar. Mix on medium (you may need to use your hands to finish).
  • Get 1/2 cup white sugar and pour into plate. By teaspoonful roll dough into ball then into sugar. Place each cookie on greased baking sheet. Bake 5-10 minutes. You are looking for cookie to puff up and start to crack slightly.
  • Take out as soon as cookies appear to have cracks allover. This will ensure you have a chewy cookie.

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Reviews

  1. Yummy! Just what I was looking for with no changes to the recipe. Used cookie scoop to form balls - still rolled in sugar. Perhaps next time I might roll them in a heavier sugar - like a sugar crystal instead of plain white.... but not necessary!
     
  2. These cookies were simply amazing. Perfect in every way. I would like to note though, that instead of using 3/4 cup of shortening, I used 6 tbsp of shortening and 6 tbsp of lard.<br/><br/>Anyhow, thank you! I'll definitely make these again.
     
  3. These cookies are great. I took some to an office pot-luck lunch and everyone on staff raved about them. I chilled the dough overnight before baking.
     
  4. Great cookies. I think I would add a 1/4 cup more molasses next time and decrease the white sugar. I made them for Thanksgiving - the kitchen was warm from all the holiday cooking and the cookies spread quite a bit in the oven so next time I think I will chill the dough before baking. Also I didn't need the full 1/2 cup of sugar for rolling the cookies - start with a 1/4 cup and add as needed.
     
  5. very good-a keeper recipe for sure, thanks!!
     
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  1. Yummy! Just what I was looking for with no changes to the recipe. Used cookie scoop to form balls - still rolled in sugar. Perhaps next time I might roll them in a heavier sugar - like a sugar crystal instead of plain white.... but not necessary!
     

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