Any Home Bakers Here?

[DigMyChicks]

That's a lot of cookies! What recipes have you decided on already?

Good morning Debby!
My cutouts of courseand Peanut Butter Blossoms, Snickerdoodles, Spritz, maybe Coconut BonBons, maybe Molasses and your Almond cookies. I will probably have way more then I need so I’ll be donating to friends.

I found 3 recipes in the Index that have molasses in them (there may be others):
Post #10618 of 23965 (That's Ron's recipe)
Post #18819 of 23965 (that one is my recipe)
Post #407 of 23965

Thank you Debby! I can never get that file to work for me. I don’t use the computer as it has too many viruses.

 

[DigMyChicks]

I’ll try my ipad.

 

[N F C]

Good morning Debby!
My cutouts of courseand Peanut Butter Blossoms, Snickerdoodles, Spritz, maybe Coconut BonBons, maybe Molasses and your Almond cookies. I will probably have way more then I need so I’ll be donating to friends.

Thank you Debby! I can never get that file to work for me. I don’t use the computer as it has too many viruses.

I'm thinking you might have to send a big box of assorted cookies to the Home Baker's here. So we can taste test them, of course.

 

[DigMyChicks]

I'm thinking you might have to send a big box of assorted cookies to the Home Baker's here. So we can taste test them, of course.

I would love too

 

[DigMyChicks]

Are ginger cookies and molasses cookies the same thing?

 

[N F C]

Are ginger cookies and molasses cookies the same thing?

Here's what I found:
Molasses VS. Gingersnap Cookies
1. The key difference between molasses cookies and gingersnap cookies is that molasses cookies are chewy, versus ginger cookies that are snappier and crisper in texture. The ideal gingersnap is crispy (but not tooth-breakingly so) on the outside and just chewy on the inside.

2. While they do have ginger in them, molasses cookies often contain anywhere from 1/2 to 1 1/2 teaspoons less ginger than gingersnap cookies.

3. Surprisingly, both cookie recipes call for about the same amount of molasses--usually around 1/4 cup.

4. So in this case, a recipe for a "Chewy Ginger Cookie" would essentially be synonymous for "Molasses Cookies," while the term gingersnap should always refer to a crispier cookie.

 

[ValerieJ]

If we all got together, I’d want to have a kitchen aid (not KitchenAid) swap. I have probably six measuring cup sets missing the one cup because it was either lost or ruined. I swear the measuring spoons are hiding in the drain or something. Then there’s the pans, pots, toaster oven, and storage containers I don’t use. Surely we all have things we have kept around because Goodwill is too far away, yard sales are too much work (and quite silly to attempt in the boonies) and newlyweds don’t cook.

I get together with 12 ladies once a month for lunch. A couple times a year we have a white elephant sale where we sell stuff we aren't using anymore to each other and the proceeds go to the senior center in town. I always seem to come home with more than I take to the sale.

 

[ValerieJ]

Are ginger cookies and molasses cookies the same thing?

No

 

[DigMyChicks]

Here's what I found:
Molasses VS. Gingersnap Cookies
1. The key difference between molasses cookies and gingersnap cookies is that molasses cookies are chewy, versus ginger cookies that are snappier and crisper in texture. The ideal gingersnap is crispy (but not tooth-breakingly so) on the outside and just chewy on the inside.

2. While they do have ginger in them, molasses cookies often contain anywhere from 1/2 to 1 1/2 teaspoons less ginger than gingersnap cookies.

3. Surprisingly, both cookie recipes call for about the same amount of molasses--usually around 1/4 cup.

4. So in this case, a recipe for a "Chewy Ginger Cookie" would essentially be synonymous for "Molasses Cookies," while the term gingersnap should always refer to a crispier cookie.

Thank you Debby, now I know

 

[ValerieJ]

The ginger cookies I make, when I attempt them, have no molasses in them at all. They are called Pepperkaker, and are a Norwegian specialty. They do call for a light syrup, which can be substituted with molasses. I like them when they are made very thin, but that's hard to accomplish. Here is a recipe I found online. It might be the next one I try. Pepperkaker is not hard at all, just slightly crispy.

https://northwildkitchen.com/old-fashioned-pepperkaker/

I think you are all comparing molasses cookies to ginger snaps, now that I think about it, and that's different. They might be pretty similar.