FoodNet

Molasses Cookies

From The Henderson cook book, 1914

Serves 24

— Mrs. W. B. Parliam.

Presented as published in 1914. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Henderson cook book (1914) by First Baptist Church (Henderson, N.C.). Ladies' Aid Society, page 55. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MOLASSES COOKIES. One cup sour milk, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs. Beat well together, add 1 scant tablespoon soda sifted in 1 cup flour, 1 cup lard or butter, 1 tablespoon ginger, 1 tablespoon cinnamon. Flour enough to make stiff enough to roll

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.