Grandma's Soft Molasses Cookies
Yield
5 servingsPrep
20 minCook
15 minReady
35 minLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 3 | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
ginger
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
cinnamon
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
allspice
or cloves |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
molasses
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 4 ¾ | cups |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| ¾ | cup |
coffee
double strength, cold |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 15 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
ginger
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
cinnamon
|
|
| 5 | ml |
allspice
or cloves |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
molasses
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 1.1 | l |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 177 | ml |
coffee
double strength, cold |
|
Directions
Heat oven to 375℉ (190℃).
Cream together first 7 ingredients (left to right); blend in molasses.
Beat in egg; add sifted flour alternately with coffee.
Drop from teaspoon onto lightly greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
Bake 15 minutes or until done.
Makes 5 dozen.
