My Version of Molasses Cookies

I have been neglecting my blog for the past few months. Here is a past post about my favorite Christmas cookie (or anytime cookie).


I really like this Molasses Cookie recipe given to me by Nancy Madsen. I decided to make it my version by dipping the cookies in melted almond bark. Boy are they good!I think they look pretty-like cookies dipped in a little snow for Christmas!

MOLASSES COOKIES

3/4 cup shortening (I use 1/2 Crisco and 1/2 margarine)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
2 tsp. baking soda
2-1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt

Melt shortening-let cool. Add in sugar, molasses, and egg-beat well. Mix dries together and add to molasses mixture. Chill for at least 1 hour. Roll into 1" balls-roll balls in sugar and place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until done. Remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire rack.

P.S.-Don't forget the baking soda. I made them the other day and I forgot to put it in. The cookies were little hard lumps of dough when I baked them