How to Prepare Yummy Soft Molasses Cookies

Soft Molasses Cookies.

You can cook Soft Molasses Cookies using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Soft Molasses Cookies

1. Prepare of Big mixing bowl.
2. It's 1/2 cup of Softened butter.
3. You need 1/2 cup of Vegetable shortening(not margarine).
4. It's 1 1/2 cup of Sugar.
5. You need 1/2 cup of Molasses.
6. It's 2 of Eggs(lightly beaten).
7. Prepare of medium mixing bowl.
8. It's 4 cup of All-purpose flower.
9. It's 1/2 tsp of Salt.
10. It's 2 1/4 tsp of Baking soda.
11. Prepare 2 1/4 tsp of Ground ginger.
12. It's 1 tsp of Ground cloves.
13. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of Ground cinnamon.
14. It's 1 of as needed Additional sugar.

Soft Molasses Cookies instructions

1. Set oven to preheat at 350°.
2. In the large mixing bowl, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar until lightly colored and fluffy.
3. beat in molasses and eggs; set aside..
4. in medium bowl combine flour(sifting nit needed), salt, baking soda, ginger, clothes, and cinnamon. Blend thoroughly with wire whisk.
5. Gradually mix flour mixture into creamed ingredients until dough is blended and smooth..
6. Roll into 1 1/2 inch balls dip top in sugar; place 2 1/2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets..
7. bake for 11 minutes.