Recipe and source notes

Molasses Cookies

18 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 5 teaspoons soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup lard
  • 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
  • 2 pieces eggs
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

Make it step by step

  1. Mix well all ingredients, and flour to thicken.
  2. May be rolled out in balls or dropped on greased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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