MOLASSES CRINKLES

 It has been a little rainy in southern California, but they need it so I try not to complain. Everything is so green which is the way it always is after it just rains one time so you can imagine the hills are really green with all of the rain they have been getting.

It felt strange not serving treats Sunday for the Cafe Treats at church, but Friend Liane filled in for me nicely. She displayed everything so attractively.

I wanted to share with you today Friend Nancy's mother's recipe for Molasses Crinkles. They look so pretty in the display. I'm sure they were delicious. I've made enough recipes to be able to just about look at a recipe and know if it is going to be a good one. This looks like a good one.

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MOLASSES CRINKLES

3/4       cup butter

1          cup packed brown sugar

1          egg

1/4       cup molasses

2-1/4   cup flour

2         teaspoon baking soda

1/4      teaspoon salt

1/2      teaspoon cloves

1         teaspoon cinnamon

1         teaspoon ginger

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease baking sheets and set aside.

Mix together the shortening, brown sugar, egg, and molasses.

Sift together the remaining ingredients.

Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and stir to combine.

Chill dough an hour.

Roll into balls the size of large walnuts. 

Dip tops in sugar. 

Place sugared-side-up 3" apart on the baking sheets. Sprinkle each cookie with 2 or 3 drops of water to produce a crackled surface.

Bake for 10 minutes. Bake just until set but not hard.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

The display...can you find the Molasses Crinkles?

Molasses Crinkles - Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip

Sugar Cookies

Blonde Brownies with white chocolate chip or butterscotch chips

You can check back over the next week for the other two recipes.