Sunday, December 14, 2008

Frosted Molasses Cookies



This was one of my favorite Christmas cookies when I was a kid. I got the recipe from my mom, who got it from her mom. My 11-year-old daughter loves them too.

Frosted Molasses Cookies
yield: 4-5 dozen
1 cup shortening (I used margarine this time because I was out of shortening and they turned out fine)
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup light molasses
3/4 cup sour milk
4 cups flour
1 T cinnamon
1 T baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ginger

Cream the shortening and sugar. Mix in the eggs. Mix the dry ingredients together, and add alternately with the milk. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Frost with buttercream frosting. I use the recipe on the Hershey cocoa can, leaving out the cocoa and adding a bit more sugar. That amount is exactly right.