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Soft Molasses Cookies
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- MAKES
- 48 (4 dozen)
- COOK TIME
- 15 Min
Here's something a little different. Remember Mama's molasses cookies? Try these...they're just as soft and rich-tasting as we remember.
What You'll Need
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
What to Do
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, oil, and egg. Dissolve the baking soda in 1 tablespoon hot water and add to the sugar mixture. Add the molasses, cold water, cloves, cinnamon, and salt; mix well. Add the flour gradually, mixing well.
- Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake until firm, no more than 10 minutes. Remove from the cookie sheets and let cool.
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Nutritional InformationShow More
Servings Per Recipe: 48
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Calories 81
- Calories from Fat 22
- Total Fat 2.5g 4 %
- Saturated Fat 0.3g 2 %
- Trans Fat 0.0g 0 %
- Protein 1.1g 2 %
- Amount Per Serving % Daily Value *
- Cholesterol 3.9mg 1 %
- Sodium 54mg 2 %
- Total Carbohydrates 14g 5 %
- Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1 %
- Sugars 6.1g 0 %
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veggievick 6763809
Feb 21, 2016
The cookies tasted flat to me, and I immediately realized there was no salt in them. I agree with Crafter17792....there needs to be a little salt added, what she recommended or even a teaspoonful. With all the cookies it makes, there'd hardly be any salt in any one cookie, but the flavor is not as good as it would be if salt were added.
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Test Kitchen Team
Feb 22, 2016
Hello! Thank you for your comment. We've reviewed the recipe and determined that it does need a little bit of salt to make it absolutely perfect. You'll find that a 1/2 teaspoon has been added. Thanks again, and enjoy!
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sILVER bELLE
Sep 07, 2012
I don't cook with salt EVER OR add it to my plate. It's not good 4 U. sILVER bELLE
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gltompkins1454 3589090
Nov 13, 2012
what does that have to do with cookies
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Crafter 17792
Sep 07, 2012
@pizzamama, I noticed that there is no salt in the recipe. I would add 3/4tsp for a recipe with this amount of flour. I think that is why you said that they tasted like flour,I would also add 1/4 tsp of ground ginger as well. Hope this helps.
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ladyeagle43931 5024925
Sep 07, 2012
@jackiemac: Cooking time is total prep time, mixing ingredients plus baking time.
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jackiemac
Sep 07, 2012
why do directions at top for baking time say 15 min. & down below it says bake no longer than 10 min.????
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sherpajmr 9909182
Sep 07, 2012
The top cooking time means how long the whole recipe takes, from beginning to end.
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scoutsfan19
Oct 24, 2011
These were tasty. The batch makes a LOT of cookies. I had at least 4 dozen and they took a long time to eat. They were very rich, too. Thanks Mr. Food!
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pizzamama
Sep 29, 2011
Something was missing. The dough was VERY soft and the finished cookie tasted like flour. Won't make again.
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