Christmas Molasses Cookies Recipe

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Nothing smells better than warm molasses cookies baking on a cold winter day! These cookies look lovely when they're cut out in holiday shapes.

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Christmas Molasses Cookies Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min.

Yield: 35-42 Servings

25 12 37

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/2 cup dark molasses
4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

Directions

In a bowl, cream sugar and butter. Blend in orange juice, corn syrup and molasses. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill 3-4 hours or overnight. Roll dough, a portion at a time, on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes. Cookies will be soft and chewy if baked 12 minutes; crunchy if baked longer. Yield: 6-7 dozen (2-1/2-inch cookies).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 111 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 123 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Christmas Molasses Cookies in Country December/January 1994, p51