Jumbo Molasses Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in pecans. , Shape into 2-in. balls and roll in coarse sugar. Place 2-1/2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 13-15 minutes or until tops are cracked. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Beat 1 cup sugar and the butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except sugar. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours until dough is firm.
• Heat oven to 375°. Generously grease cookie sheet with shortening. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on generously floured cloth-covered surface. Cut into 3-inch circles. Sprinkle with sugar. Place about 1 1/2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched lightly in center. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Steps:

• Cream margarine and sugar, add eggs and molasses.
• Finally add dry ingredients.
• Roll in balls size of fifty cent piece.
• Roll in sugar--do not flatten!
• bake on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.

Steps:

• Place water and raisins in a small saucepan, and bring to boil. Boil 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in raisins along with the liquid in which they were boiled. Blend in flour mixture, then mix in the walnuts. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in preheated oven, or until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in the order given.
• Chill for 3-4 hours.
• Roll dough 1/4" thick.
• Cut in 3" circles.
• Place on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 degF for 10-12 minutes.
• Let cool 2 minutes before removing from pan.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in molasses and eggs. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves and ginger; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. , Shape 1/4 cupfuls of dough into balls; roll in sugar. Place four cookies on a greased baking sheet at a time. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until edges are set. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Mix 1 cup sugar, the molasses, shourtening and water. Stir in remaining ingredients excepat sugar. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Heat oven to 375. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on a well floured cloth-coverred board. Cut into 3-inch rounds; sprinkle wiht sugar. Place about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 2 minutes. Remove form cookie sheet.