Soft Molasses Cookies

Soft old fashion cookies. Can be soft or hard depending upon how long you cook them

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix molasses, sugar, melted shortening, boiling water, soda, ginger, 1 tsp cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg and salt

Step 3

Add flour, only enough to make a soft dough

Step 4

roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thick.

Step 5

using a large (about 2 inch diameter) cookie cutter cut out the cookies

Step 6

spaced about 2 inches apart place cookies on a parchment lined cookie sheet

Step 7

cook for 12 minutes to the desired level, this should produce a sift cookie. If you wish a crispy cookie coon for about 2 to 3 minutes more. The crispy cookies should be darker along the edges.

Step 8

prior to cooking mix the 3 Tbsp of sugar and the second tsp of cinnamon to make a cinnamon sugar. prior to cooking sprinkle the cookies with this cinnamon sugar mix

Step 9

place cookies on a rack to cool. They store well for up totwo weeks or can be frozen to be kept longer