JOE FROGGERS (MOLASSES COOKIES)

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Make and share this Joe Froggers (Molasses Cookies) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by muffinlady

Categories     Dessert

Time P1DT12m

Yield 25 5-inch cookies, 25 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

7 cups flour, sifted
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ginger, ground
1 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup rum or 1/4 cup apple juice
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups dark molasses
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar

Steps:

  • Sift flour with salt, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and allspice.
  • Combine water with rum or apple juice. Combine baking soda with molasses. Cream sortening and sugar. Add sifted dry ingredients and water-rum mixture alternately, a third at a time, blending well after each addition. Chill dough, preferably overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 375* On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough 1/4-inch thick. Cut into rounds with a 4inch cutter. Place on greased baking sheets, leaving room for spreading, and bake for 10-12 minutes. Let stand on sheet a few minutes befoe removing, to prevent breaking.
  • Store in a covered cookie jar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 346.8, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 2.1, Sodium 391.1, Carbohydrate 63.1, Fiber 1, Sugar 31.1, Protein 3.6

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