Amish Molasses Cookies Recipes

AMISH MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together.
• Mix dry ingredients together and add
• Add to eggs and molasses and beat until fluffy.
• Mix well.
• Add flour, salt, baking soda and spices
• Form balls, roll into granulated sugar; flatten lightly.
• Bake at 300-325 for 12-15 minutes.
• Optional: dip half into melted white chocolate.

AMISH MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Position one of the oven's racks in the center and preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease them.
• In a large bowl beat together the sugar and shortening until creamy.
• Add the eggs, molasses, and vanilla and beat well.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger until well blended.
• Add the dry mixture to the sugar mixture in several additions, alternating with the buttermilk until well combined.
• Drop the cookie dough by teaspoonfuls (or if you want monster-sized cookies, you tablespoons!) spaced 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for about ten minutes, until golden around the edges.
• Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer them with a spatula to wire racks to cool completely

AMISH MOLASSES NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375*.
• in large bowl, cream crisco and sugar, then edd the eggs, molasses and vanilla and mix well.
• in a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger.
• and then add to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour milk.stir in the nuts.
• drop batter onto greased sheets, by tspful spaced 2" apart -- and bake for 30 minutes.until golden around the edges.
• allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes on sheets before removing to rack to cool completely -- .

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the shortening and sugar together. Add the eggs, molasses and sour cream to which the baking soda has been added.
• Sift the flour and spices together and add to the wet ingredients.
• Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees farenheit for 10-15 minutes.

GIANT MOLASSES COOKIES

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.

WWII OATMEAL MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, oatmeal, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• In another large bowl, beat the sugar with the shortening until smooth and creamy; mix in beaten eggs, molasses, and vanilla. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients. Stir in walnuts and raisins. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until slightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES V

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, brown sugar and egg until well blended. Stir in the molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger; stir into the molasses mixture. Cover the dough and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH MOLASSES SOFTIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour and salt; set aside.
• In another large bowl, with electic mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter, shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat the molasses and orange zest into the butter mixture until evenly incorporated. In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and baking soda until well blended.
• Beat the sour cream mixture into the molasses mixture. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until smooth and well blended.
• Cover and refrigerate the dough until firm enough to handle, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 375*. Grease several baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray. Divide the dough in half. Working with one portion at a time and leaving the remaining dough chilled, shape portions of the mixture into generous golf ball sized balls with lightly greased hands.
• Place on baking sheet, spacing about 3 1/2" apart. Using your hard, press down the balls until about 1/2" thick.
• Evenly brush the cookies with the egg yolk mixture, try not to drip on the cookie tray, as the egg will burn on the baking sheet. Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the middle of the over, reversing the sheet from front to back, halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
• Bake for 7-10 minutes -- or until browned on top and just beginning to firm up when tapped in the centers; be careful not to overbake.
• Transfer baking sheet to wire rack and let stand until the cookies firm up slightly -- 3-4 minutes.
• Using a spatula, carefully transfer the cookies to wire rack to cool completely -- Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze up to one month.