The other evening Pierce was doing his reading homework. He is supposed to read for 20 minutes each night. I had started him on
Little House on the Prairie as I worked on dinner. A few minutes into it, he asked me to clarify a word. I looked over and said, "molasses", which was what Laura and Mary were eating on their bread. Pierce said, "What's molasses?" I was surprised Pierce didn't know what molasses was, since I use it now and then in cooking. I got out the bottle for him to smell, and then promised to make him some cookies after dinner, so he could taste it.
I made this recipe from my Baylor cookbook and was so pleased by how soft and spicy these cookies were. Definitely a cookie recipe I'll need to repeat!
Ingredients:
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup molasses
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/3 tsp salt
3/4 tsp ginger
3/4 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Beat shortening, sugar, egg and molasses. Add in dry ingredients and mix well. Chill for 1+ hour. Roll into 1 inch balls, roll in sugar. Bake at 350* for 10 minutes.
I'm guessing that molasses on bread a la Little House can't compare to these amazing cookies!
The cookies look/sound delicious and what a great way for Pierce to learn. You are a great Mom!
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These look pretty amazing! I love that he knew it was molasses. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are my absolute favorite cookies! He will forever remember molasses now.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I love gingerbread cookies. Ginger molasses sounds close to the same thing.
ReplyDeleteAmy and I make a cookie almost exactly like this all the time-it's one of our favorites!!
ReplyDeleteI love those impromptu learning opportunities too-though these days, with the classes Amy is taking-she is the one teaching me;)
Oh, yum. I love molasses cookies! And what a great way to teach Pierce. I ate a lot of molasses growing up--we'd go to a nearby farm where it was made and watch the process and buy a jar. It's so good on warm toast or biscuits.
ReplyDeleteYUMMY post can't wait to have my "mom" make them for me lol She is a marvelous cook the baking gene seemed to have escaped me.
ReplyDeleteThese look absolutely perfect!!!! I can almost smell them now.
ReplyDeletegoodness, they look delish!!
ReplyDeleteYour cookies look great! My youngest was asking about molasses the other day, too, but I didn't think to make cookies so she could taste it. You're such a good mama! :-)
ReplyDeleteThose look so good!
ReplyDeleteYummy! They look very good!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing yor recipe.
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Love molasses cookies! These look awesome.
ReplyDeleteYUM!
ReplyDeleteYum! I loved the Little House books. I'm impressed that Pierce is already reading them!
ReplyDeleteI loved (still love) that book! Your cookies look delicious. What a fun way for the kids to learn about Molasses. I seem to recall Laura writing about how Almanzo loved molasses on his buckwheat pancakes.
ReplyDeleteYep...I'm making them soon!...:)JP
ReplyDeleteI can almost smell them. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI will be trying this recipe soon!
Oh my gosh those look soooo yummy. I seriously should not be looking at these at almost 11:00 t night, now I want a snack! :)
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