Cry Babies A Molasses Cookie Recipes

CRY BABIES I

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Dissolve the baking soda in the coffee.
• Cream the shortening with the white sugar. Beat in the eggs, coffee mixture, molasses, vinegar, 1/2 cup of the cocoa powder, spices, and flour. Dough should be thick and slightly sticky. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool, then glaze.
• To Make Glaze: Combine the confectioner's sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, and enough water to achieve a desired spreading consistency. Beat until smooth.

CRY BABY COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortning, sugar, molasses and eggs together.
• In a seperate bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt and.
• soda together.
• Stir in raisins and nuts.
• Alternately add flour mixture and coffee, beating well after each addition.
• Drop from a teaspoon onto greased cookie sheets.
• Bake in a moderate oven (350 F) until done, about 7-10 minute.

CRY BABIES II

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in the molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger; stir into the molasses mixture alternately with the milk. Finally, mix in the chocolate chips and raisins. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.