I've developed a little addiction to these cookies as of late! Heavenly with a cup of coffee or an ice cold glass of milk.
Molasses Cookies
Ingredients:
¾ cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup blackstrap molasses
¼ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoon ginger
2 ¼ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
Directions :
Cream together butter & sugar, add egg and beat thoroughly. Add molasses, salt, soda, cinnamon, and ginger. Gradually mix in flour, mixture will be very thick. Using a teaspoon drop onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 7-9 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
Yields 4 dozen cookies.
Dough can be refrigerated for at least one hour and rolled out to use cookie cutters.