Mother's Best Molasses Cooky

This is my husband's grandmother's amazing molasses cookie recipe.

We live in my husband's grandparent's previous home and one day I was cleaning out the kitchen cupboards and came across this

It is hard to see, but it says Mother's Best Molasses Cooky 

Most people would have thrown this away. But, upon further inspection I realized this was the recipe she is 'famous' for. I had to frame it! 

Here are the ingredients (full recipe to follow)

Cream shortening, sugars, egg & molasses

Add the dry ingredients and mix (forgot to take of pic of those, so pretend you see a bowl full of flour,soda, cinnamon, cloves &salt)

The dough will be somewhat dry and crumbly, but that is good because we will be rolling these into balls.

Rolled cookie sitting in a bowl of sugar :) Be sure to roll the ball in the sugar

Ready to go into the oven

Baked to perfection

Such an easy recipe but they are so delish!!!

Mother's Best Molasses Cooky

350* oven bake 10-12 min

Cream these together

3/4 c shortening

1/2 c brown sugar

1/2 c white sugar

1 egg

1/4 c molasses

In another bowl

2 c flour

1/2 t salt

2 t soda

1/2 t cloves

1 t cinnamon

Add the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture

Mix well

Roll into balls

Roll each ball in sugar

Place on baking sheet

I usually use baking stones to bake most everything, but this is one cookie that I prefer to bake on a metal baking sheet. 

Happy Eating