Soft molasses apple cookies
60 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | cup | Molasses |
| 1 | tablespoon | Lemon juice |
| 3½ | cup | All purpose flour, sifted |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Ground cloves |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ginger |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking soda |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ⅓ | cup | Boiling water |
| 1 | cup | Tart apples, pared, cored, and finely chopped |
Directions
LORELI AGUDA WSKD49A
Cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg. Stir in molasses and lemon juice; blend well. Sift together dry indredients; add to creamed mixture. Stir in boiling water; mix well. Add chopped apples; mix.
Chill thoroughly. Drop by teaspoons on greased baking sheets. Bake in 350~ oven for 8 to 10 minutes.