{"id":455,"date":"2011-07-05T19:03:43","date_gmt":"2011-07-05T19:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chefsjoy.com\/blog\/?p=455"},"modified":"2011-07-05T19:05:46","modified_gmt":"2011-07-05T19:05:46","slug":"molasses-drop-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chefsjoy.com\/blog\/recipes\/molasses-drop-cookies","title":{"rendered":"Molasses Drop Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chefsjoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/molasses-3501.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chefsjoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/molasses-3501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-457\" title=\"molasses 350\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefsjoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/molasses-3501-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chefsjoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/molasses-3501-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chefsjoy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/molasses-3501.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAs a small child I remember working with my grandparents to make molasses.\u00a0 During the winter, we would take molasses and blend it with butter to put over hot biscuits, but that is another story.\u00a0 Below is my grandmother&#8217;s recipe for molasses drop cookies.\u00a0 I hope you enjoy them as much as I always have.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n1\/2 cup shortening<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup sugar<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup molasses<\/p>\n<p>1 egg<\/p>\n<p>1 tsp soda<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup raisins<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup sour milk<\/p>\n<p>2\u00a01\/2 cups flour<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/2 tsp cinnamon<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp ginger<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 tsp cloves<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp salt<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nCream together shortening and sugar. Add molasses, beat egg; add. Dissolve soda in milk. Sift together flour, spices, salt; add alternately with milk\u00a0mixture to cream mixture. Add raisins; mix well. Drop by teaspoons on greased baking sheet. 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