WWII Oatmeal Molasses Cookies Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Feb 02, 2009

I wanted to re-review this terrific recipe and add that I keep oatmeal that I grind up into flour that I use in this recipe with great success. The cookies are very tender and soft rather than crunchy. Instead of the whole 2 cups, I add 1 3/4. I have also successfully used craisins when I found out I was out of raisins and it was still very, very good. Still an awesome, 5 star recipe. Grandma definately knows best-and this recipe publisher gets my whole family's thanks for sharing it. My daughters and I baked these after reading Molly, the American Girl who's father was in WW11, and she had to ration sugar. Even if your not crazy about molasses-you will find these the very best cookie recipe any grandma or mom could pass down. It's a hands down winner with all 9 members of my family.

—VJGUNKEL59

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Aug 08, 2006

Did not like this recipe at all....they have all the ingredients for a good cookie, but they are too dry...maybe instead of dropping by teaspoon using a tablespoon would have produced a bigger cookie and therefor more moist...:(

—nakita

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Mar 23, 2006

These are SOOOO good!!! They're so soft and....fluffy! I replaced my shortening with butter and added 1/2t each of cloves and cinnamon, but kept everything else the same. This is going to replace my current oatmeal cookie recipe. Thanks so much!!

—Kristy

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Jul 05, 2007

In my quest to try to eliminate white sugar, these really got my interest! In addition to the molasses called for, I used only half the sugar and substituted half a cup of high quality 100% maple syrup instead. I also used half whole wheat flour instead of all white, plus I threw in a 1/4 cup of flax seeds. I also chopped up dark chocolate and added it because...I felt like it!! These are excellent tasting cookies!!

—Cathrun

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Feb 23, 2005

These cookies were wonderfully soft and tasty! I only used walnuts and I put in a little more then the recipe called for. I like my cookies really soft, so I took them out right at 10mins and they were great.

—RACHELLE04

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Dec 02, 2007

I recently bought steel cut oatmeal, only to find out that I don't like it. So I found this recipe and figured I could use the oatmeal up this way. I wasn't sure if it would work for oatmeal cookies because it isn't instant oatmeal, but given this is a WWII recipe, I'm guessing they didn't have instant oatmeal back then either. I was pleasantly surprised. The steel cut oatmeal lent itself to a cookie with a bit more crunch, yet still being chewy.

—strictlyamateur

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May 29, 2005

These are delicious. I added about a teaspoon of ground cloves, pecans instead of walnuts, and I soaked the raisins before adding them. I didn't have light molasses so I used 3 tablespoons of regular. I also used butter instead of shortening, and baked them for 9 1/2 minutes. They were crisp on the edges and chewy in the center. Perfect.

—Catfish

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Oct 19, 2009

Great cookies! I've made these several times now without butter or shortening substituting applesauce instead and they come out as a great tasting healthy treat before my runs.

—KJ

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Nutrition

Calories
97 kcal
5%

Carbohydrates
13.5 g
4%

Cholesterol
9 mg
3%

Fat
4.4 g
7%

Fiber
0.6 g
2%

Protein
1.4 g
3%

Sodium
95 mg
4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

WWII Oatmeal Molasses Cookies

Serving Size: 1/48 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 48
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 97
Calories from Fat: 39

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4.4g 7 %
Saturated Fat 1g 5 %
Cholesterol 9mg 3 %
Sodium 95mg 4 %
Potassium 69mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrates 13.5g 4 %
Dietary Fiber 0.6g 2 %
Protein 1.4g 3 %
Sugars 6.5g
Vitamin A 3 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 3 %
Iron 14 %
** Thiamin 11 %
Niacin 9 %
Vitamin B6 5 %
Magnesium 5 %
Folate 12 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.