MOLASSES COOKIES - (SILVER PALATE) RECIPE - (4/5)

Molasses Cookies - (Silver Palate) Recipe - (4/5) image

Provided by Maverick19

Number Of Ingredients 10

12 Tbsp sweet butter (1 1/2 sticks)
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
1 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Melt butter, add sugar and molasses, and mix thoroughly. Lightly beat egg and add to butter mixture; blend well. 3. sift flour with spices, salt and baking soda and add to first mixture; mix. Batter will be wet. 4. Lay a sheet of foil on a cookie sheet. Drop tablespoons of cookie batter on foil, leaving 3 inches between the cookies. These will spread during the baking. 5. Bake until cookies start to darken, 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven while still soft. Let cool on foil. makes 24 large flat cookies