Bacon Molasses Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Cream together bacon fat and sugar.
• Add hot water, molasses, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• Stir flour in 1 cup at a time until all is thoroughly blended.
• Chill dough at least 1 hour.
• Flour rolling surface.
• Roll chilled dough to 1/2" thick.
• Cut with large round cookie cutter or juice glass.
• Grease foil-covered cookie sheets.
• Bake at 275 for 10 minutes.
• Mix powdered sugar with small amount of water until spreading consistency is reached.
• Frost cookies with glaze.

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a heavy pot over medium heat until crisp (about 5 minutes) transfer to paper towels.
• Drain off some of the fat but not all of it.
• Add in onions, bell pepper and garlic; saute for about 7-8 minutes until tender.
• Add the bacon back into the pot with all the remaining ingredients; stir to combine.
• Season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for about 30-35 minutes, or place in the oven to bake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. and lightly grease 2 large baking sheets.
• In a large bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon.
• In another large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter, shortening, and 3 cups sugar until light and fluffy and beat in molasses. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture and combine well.
• In a small shallow bowl put remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Form dough into 2-inch balls and roll in sugar. On baking sheets arrange balls about 4 inches apart and flatten slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake cookies in batches in middle of the oven 15 minutes, or until puffed and golden. (Cookies should be soft.) Transfer cookies with a metal spatula to racks to cool.