Best Cry Babies A Molasses Cookie Recipes
CRY BABIES I
This was my Grandmother's recipe. It is a molasses cookie with coffee in it.
Provided by Leslee
Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Dissolve the baking soda in the coffee.
- Cream the shortening with the white sugar. Beat in the eggs, coffee mixture, molasses, vinegar, 1/2 cup of the cocoa powder, spices, and flour. Dough should be thick and slightly sticky. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto a greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool, then glaze.
- To Make Glaze: Combine the confectioner's sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, and enough water to achieve a desired spreading consistency. Beat until smooth.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 317 calories, Carbohydrate 56.4 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 9.6 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 117.3 mg, Sugar 34.2 g
CRY BABY COOKIES
These cookies are from 1937. They have been in my "special" cook-book for years, but I don't know where it came from. They are really good..the true old-fashioned kind! I usually get about 3 doz., but that depends on how big of a spoon you use to drop them on the cookie-sheet.
Provided by silly sally
Categories Dessert
Time 25m
Yield 2-3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cream shortning, sugar, molasses and eggs together.
- In a seperate bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt and.
- soda together.
- Stir in raisins and nuts.
- Alternately add flour mixture and coffee, beating well after each addition.
- Drop from a teaspoon onto greased cookie sheets.
- Bake in a moderate oven (350 F) until done, about 7-10 minute.
CRY BABIES II
Don't know where the name came from but the cookies are delicious. Store for a couple days to let the flavors of the spices build.
Provided by LAURE2
Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in the molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger; stir into the molasses mixture alternately with the milk. Finally, mix in the chocolate chips and raisins. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 161.6 calories, Carbohydrate 28.1 g, Cholesterol 3.8 mg, Fat 5.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 116.6 mg, Sugar 15.9 g
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