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Mrs Drakes Molasses Cookies

A large cake like molasses cookie, rolled and cut after 30 minutes in the refrigerator

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword molasses cookie, rolled molasses cookie, spice molasses cookie
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Refrigerate dough 30 minutes
Servings 3 dozen cookies

Ingredients

Sift together twice teh dry ingredients

  • 7 c flour
  • 3 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger

Dissolve sugar into liquid ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar can substitute up to half with baking Stevia or monk fruit
  • 1.5 c molasses
  • 1 c hot water

Add to the liquids and mix

  • 1 cup melted shortening

Instructions

  1. Mix liquid ingredients well and stir in flour mix. Using a mixer, add flour mix 1 cup at a time to incorporate into the liquid ingredients.

  2. Roll out ¼-1/3” thick and cut into 3” circles

  3. Place on greased cookie sheets (or on parchment paper) and sprinkle with sugar.

  4. Bake 375 12 minutes

  5. Remove off the sheet to a cooking rack.

Recipe Notes

Eat plain as it. 

Cut into animal shapes and decorate with sugar icing. 

Use 2 cookies to make ice cream sandwiches.

Dry out and makes crumbs to use in place of graham crackers for a pie crust.