CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Eggs |
|
Biscuits |
40 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
1/4 |
c |
Molasses |
1/2 |
c |
Shortening |
3/4 |
c |
Dark-brown sugar |
1 |
|
Egg |
1 |
c |
Flour |
1/2 |
ts |
Salt |
1/2 |
ts |
Baking soda |
1/4 |
ts |
Ground ginger |
1/4 |
ts |
Ground cloves |
1/4 |
ts |
Cinnamon |
1/4 |
ts |
Nutmeg |
INSTRUCTIONS
OPTIONAL SPICES
PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 350F. Mix the molasses, shortening, brown sugar and egg
in a bowl, combining well. Mix the flour, salt and baking soda together,
add to the first mixture and blend thoroughly. Arrange by teaspoonfuls on
ungreased cookie sheets, about 1 inch apart, and bake for 6 to 8 minutes or
until crisp and lightly browned.
FOR SPICED MOLASSES COOKIES: Add ground ginger, ground cloves, cinnamon,
and nutmeg to the flour mixture.
These come from the new edition of "The Fannie Farmer Cookbook" (Alfred
Knopf; 1990)
MARION CUNNINGHAM
PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini
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