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Spiced Molasses Cookies

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cookie, cookies, molasses, spices

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 tsp. orange peel
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. cloves
  • 2 cups flour

Instructions

  1. Cream butter and sugar.
  2. Add egg, oil and molasses, mixing well.
  3. Mix in orange peel, soda, salt, and spices.
  4. Add flour last, mixing just until well blended.
  5. Roll into 1-inch balls. – For best results, use a 10ml. food scoop to get equal amounts. This is about the size of a Mexican Wedding Cookie.
  6. Roll balls in sugar and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
  7. Flatten cookies with glass.
  8. Bake at 350 for about 8 minutes.
  9. Take out of oven and allow to cool on pan.

Recipe Notes

Cookies will be puffy when you take them out, but will flatten. Makes approximately 5 dozen.