Rolled Recipe — Rolled Molasses Sugar Cookies

The trick to getting 'chewy' cookies is to bake them the minimum time necessary and then cool them directly on a surface (i.e. - counter, table, etc). Don't cool them on a rack! You can also store them with a slice of apple.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup melted shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup molasses
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a medium bowl, blend the shortening, sugar, molasses and egg. Add the baking soda, flour, clove, ginger, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
3. Form into 1 inch balls and roll in granulated sugar.
4. Place on cookie sheets 2 inches apart and bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on a flat surface.

Nutrition Facts

• calories71.4
• carbohydrateContent9.8 g
• cholesterolContent3.9 mg
• fatContent3.4 g
• fiberContent0.2 g
• proteinContent0.7 g
• saturatedFatContent0.8 g
• sodiumContent80.2 mg
• sugarContent5.4 g