Grandma's Molasses Cookies

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  • Number of Servings: 43
Ingredients
2 cups flour1/2 tsp salt2 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp ground cloves1/2 tsp ground ginger1 tsp cinnamon************************1 cup sugar3/4 cup shortening/ or butter1 egg 1/4 cup dark molasses
Directions
heat oven to 350
mix all dry ingredients above the line
in a separate bowl mix all wet ingredients under the line ( yes, sugar is a wet ingredient!)
combine dry ingredients to wet mix well
scoop level tablespoon out
roll into balls
roll balls in sugar
bake 8 min
as soon as you take then out of the oven, drop the baking pan about 12 inches from a level surface. this will flatten and crack the cookies

Number of Servings: 43

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOONTOES1.

Servings Per Recipe: 43
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 78.7
  • Total Fat: 3.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 7.0 mg
  • Sodium: 29.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
  • Protein: 0.7 g

Member Reviews
  • TERMITEMOM
    These are good, but I wasn't able to make near 43 cookies with this recipe! - 3/16/21