Soft Molasses Cookies

Name: Soft Molasses Cookies
Yield: Makes about 5½ dozen
Ingredients: ½ tsp. ground cloves; 1 tsp. ground ginger; Raisins or walnut halves; ¾ c. milk; ½ tsp. salt; 3 tsp. baking soda; 2 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1 tsp. instant coffee powder; 1 c. light molasses; 4¾ c. sifted flour; 1 c. sugar; 1 large egg; 1 c. butter or regular margarine

Preparation info

Makes about
5½ dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Family-style cookies like Grandma used to make—we updated the recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or regular margarine
1 c. sugar
1

Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Beat butter until light; gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy. Beat in egg to blend thoroughly; then beat in molasses.
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, coffee powder and spices. Add to first mixture alternately with milk. Beat about 30 seconds.
Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls about 2" apart onto lightly greased baking sheet, using care to