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Joe Froggers

SUBMITTED BY: Ingrid

"A dark molasses-type, soft cookie. An old time American cookie from New England, attributed to the legendary Uncle Joe who made cookies as big as lily pads."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 31 stars. This recipe average a 4.3 star rating.
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PREP TIME  25 Min
COOK TIME  12 Min
READY IN  10 Hrs
Original recipe yield 3 1/2 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup dark molasses
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar together. Mix in water and molasses. Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, allspice; blend into the shortening mixture. Cover, and chill overnight.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets. Roll out cookie dough 1/4 inch thick on floured surface. Cut with 3 inch cookie cutter, and arrange on prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle cookies with additional sugar (optional).
  3. Bake for 10 to12 minutes. You need to leave cookies on cookie sheet for 2 minutes after baking to keep them from breaking.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 2, 2004 by sweetiebird
THE BEST. My 4 year old son has autism and is very, very picky -- he won't even eat chocolate... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2007 by THELIZARDQUEEN99
This was a hit! I made some cream cheese icing for the top, used 3/4 cup molasses instead of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2007 by B. Maitreya
Molasses, gingersnap, and gingerbread recipes are all very close..,I've tried so many... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2003 by kala
I LOVE molasses cookies, and these are the BEST(sorry grandma)! They are very soft and chewy,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 7, 2007 by mrsbaldes
WAY too much molasses for my taste. The dough was extremely sticky, as others have noted. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2004 by OMOBELLE
The flavor of these cookies was good. I could not roll them out/cut them out even after... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2002 by Dr Cubby
Not bad. I was hoping for something with a little more crispness, and a little less bite. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2003 by BILLY B HILLBILLY
These are cutout cookies that are real soft and squishy-like, so they might not work so good... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2002 by shaggy
I whipped up a batch of these, and filled them with Fluffy Boiled Icing (also on allrecipes).... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by MOTTSBELA
Soft, chewey molasses cookies with a hearty dose of ginger - these cookies are exactly what I... MORE