Best Old Fashioned Molasses Thumbprint Cookies Recipes
OLD FASHIONED MOLASSES COOKIES
A real old fashioned molasses cookie for you to sink your teeth into. These cookies are cut out into circles and each one has a decorative raisin in the middle. To make sour milk, just add 1 teaspoon of vinegar to a cup of milk and let it stand for 5 minutes.
Provided by B M Schumaker
Categories Desserts Cookies Molasses Cookie Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening until smooth. Stir in the molasses and vanilla. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; stir into the mixture alternately with the sour milk. Cover the dough and chill for at least one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).Grease cookie sheets. On a lightly floured surface, roll out about 1/3 of the dough to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into circles about 3 inches in diameter using a cookie cutter or drinking glass. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookies sheets. Place a raisin onto the center of each cookie.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 128.6 calories, Carbohydrate 20.7 g, Cholesterol 0.4 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.2 g, Sodium 134.2 mg, Sugar 9.1 g
OLD FASHIONED MOLASSES THUMBPRINT COOKIES
This is one of Aunt Annie's recipes from the old country(Germany). These were always in the cookie jar. When I was little my mom and I would visit her and as soon as we got there- I would go right to her pantry and stand in front of the cookie jar until she came looking for me and would give me a cookie. I can still taste the...
Provided by Pat Duran
Categories Cookies
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Heat oven to 375^. Combine oil, molasses, egg and sugar in a large mixer bowl. Beat well to combine on medium speed.
- 2. Blend together 2 cups of flour and remaining ingredients, then add slowly a little at a time to the molasses mixture. If more flour is needed in order to roll into balls add and mix in now.
- 3. Roll in balls and place on lightly sprayed cookie sheets. Press down with bottom of a glass dipped in granulated sugar then make a small depression in the center of each cookie with a honey spool or your thumb.
- 4. Fill cookie depression with jam of choice -I like raspberry . Bake in a 350^ oven for 8-10 minutes. Leave cookies on sheet for 1 minute until set. Remove to wire rack or paper to cool completely.
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