Molasses Cookies Amish

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Bring out the Amish in you with these delicious cookies made from molasses.

20 minutes Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 10 minutes

5008 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	cup	vegetable shortening
1 1/2	cup	brown sugar
2	large	eggs
1	cup	molasses
1	cup	corn syrup	white or golden
1 1/2	cup	milk
3	teaspoons	baking soda
1	teaspoon	ginger
2	teaspoons	cinnamon
6	cups	flour, all-purpose

Directions

Cream the shortening and sugar. Add the eggs, molasses and syrup. Then sift together the dry ingredients and alternately stir in the flour and milk. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes in a 375 degree oven. The molasses in the cookies make them very prone to burn so check often.

The recipe could be halved as this makes about 80 cookies!

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This is a very good recipe. I made them for my father and he said that the cookies tasted alot like the ones his grandmother made him as a boy.
over 8 years ago

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1905g

Amount per Serving

Calories 5008 5% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.0g	39%
Saturated Fat 9.0g	45%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 452mg	151%
Sodium 2284mg	95%
Total Carbohydrate 1107.0g	369%
Dietary Fiber 22.0g	90%
Sugars 300.0g
Protein 102.0g	205%

Vitamin A	24%		Vitamin C	3%
Calcium	138%		Iron	301%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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