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Christmas Molasses Cookies

SUBMITTED BY: Deborah Hill

"Nothing smells better than warm molasses cookies baking on a cold winter day! These cookies look lovely when they're cut out in holiday shapes."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe average a 5 star rating.
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PREP TIME  25 Min
COOK TIME  12 Min
READY IN  37 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup dark molasses
  • 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter. Blend in orange juice, corn syrup and molasses. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill 3-4 hours or overnight. Roll dough, a portion at a time, on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-14 minutes. Cookies will be soft and chewy if baked 12 minutes; crunchy if baked longer.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2006 by misslissa
This is the most amazing recipe! My cookies turned out looking exactly like the ones in the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2007 by Karen C.
I made these and decorated them. One thing we especially liked was that there were no eggs in... MORE


 
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