As a small child I remember working with my grandparents to make molasses. During the winter, we would take molasses and blend it with butter to put over hot biscuits, but that is another story. Below is my grandmother’s recipe for molasses drop cookies. I hope you enjoy them as much as I always have.
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
1 tsp soda
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup sour milk
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp salt
Cream together shortening and sugar. Add molasses, beat egg; add. Dissolve soda in milk. Sift together flour, spices, salt; add alternately with milk mixture to cream mixture. Add raisins; mix well. Drop by teaspoons on greased baking sheet. Bake 3500 for 12 min.
Share this:
