Giant Molasses Cookies Recipes

SILVER PALATE MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt the butter (I just put it in the microwave), and add sugar and molasses.
• Lightly beat the egg (or use 1/4 cup eggbeaters) and add to the butter mixture, and blend well.
• Sift the dry ingredients together, and add to the butter mixture(I use King Arthur Flour White Whole Wheat--it has the same texture of all-purpose).
• It will look wet.
• Line a cookie sheet with foil.
• Drop the batter by tablespoons onto the foil, 3 inches apart.
• Bake 8-10 minutes, until the cookes darken.
• Remove foil from cookie sheet, and let the cookies cool on the foil.

MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the melted margarine, 1 cup sugar, and egg until smooth. Stir in the molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger; blend into the molasses mixture. Cover, and chill dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Roll dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining white sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until tops are cracked. Cool on wire racks.

JUMBO MOLASSES COOKIES

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.