Home recipes: nanny's molasses cookies
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Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Shortening |
| 1 | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 1 | cup | Fancy molasses |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ginger |
| 1 | teaspoon | Connamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground allspice |
| 1 | teaspoon | Nutmet |
| 3½ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ½ | cup | Milk |
Directions
Cream together shortening with sugar. Mix in molasses, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Mix in one-thrid of the flour; mix in half of the milk. Repeat once. Mix in remaining flour.
Form into ball. Refrigerate dough for 4 hours.
On floured surface, roll out half of the dough to ¼-inch thickness; cut into 2-½ inch rounds. Repeat with remaining dough.
Transfer to greased baking sheets; bake in 350F 180C oven for 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. (Can be stored in airtight container for up to 1 week.) Source: Canadian Living magazine [Jul 95] Originator: jude billard, Grand Bruit, Newfoundland, Canada Per Cookie: about 105 calories, 1 g protein, 4 g fat, 16 g carbohydrate
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