Molasses Cookies (Without Eggs)

Ingredients

• 1 cup molasses
• 1 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• Add cinnamon, cloves and nutmegs or other spices to taste.
• Use flour to make stiff enough so that it will just drop off from the spoon.

Method

1. 1

   Mix the ingredients to form a soft dough.

2. 2

   They are nice eaten warm.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 24 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 296. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

MOLASSES COOKIES {Without Eggs). i cup melted butter. i teaspoon soda, dissolved m 1 cup New Orleans moias- 2 tablespoons cold water ses. (not more). Add cinnamon, cloves and nutmegs or other spices to taste. Use flour to make stiff enough so that it will just drop off from the spoon. They are nice eaten warm, SMALL CAKES 401 MOLASSES COOKIES No. 2. Beat together 1 cup molasses, 1 cup sugar and 1 egg\ add I cup of melted lard in which is 1 teaspoon of salt; add 1 teaspoon of soda dissolved in warm water, and 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, cloves and ginger; when all are mixed add 1 tablespoon of vinegar, and as much flour as can be mixed in. Roll out thin, and bake in a quick oven. HEEMIT COOKIES. h cup butter. Flour to roll soft. H cups sugar. i teaspoon soda, dissolved in 3 eggs. 4 tablespoons water. 1 teaspoon each cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. HICKOEY NUT COOKIES. i cup butter. Flour enough to roll thin, li cups sugar. 1 teaspoon baking powder. 4 tablespoons milk. 1 cup hickory nut meats 3 eggs, well beaten. chopped rather fine. Bake in a quick oven. OEANGE COOKIES. I cup butter. Flour to roll out. 1 cup sugar. 1 heaping teaspoon baking 3 eggs. • powder. Grated rind of 2 or 3 orang- es. EOCKFOED COOKIES, i cup butter. Hour enough to roll out. 1 cup white sugar. 2 teaspoons baking powder. 2 tablespoons sweet milk. Bake quickly, legg. VANILLA COOKIES. h cup butter. Flour enough to roll soft. 2 cups sugar. 1 teaspoon cream tartar. 1 cup milk. _ i teaspoon soda. 1 teaspoon vanilla. Sprinkle on sugar as you roll them out. 402 SMALL CAKES SOFT COOKIES, i cup butter (scant). 2 eggs, well beaten. 1 cup sugar. 2 teaspoons baking powder, i cup milk. i teacup cocoanut stirred in. Mix soft with flour. Roll about i inch thick. Take white of 1 egg beaten stiff, add 4 tablespoons granulated sugar, and cover top with this frosting; sprinkle with cocoanut. Bake a light brown in a quick oven. Watch closely as they burn easily. Extra nice. JUMBLES. i cup butter. Flour to roll out. 1 cup sugar. 1 teaspoon baking powder. i cup milk. Bake in a quick oven. COCOANUT JUMBLES. 1 cup butter (scant). 1 cup flour (heaped), li cups pulverized sugar. 1 lb. grated cocoanut. 5 eggs. Drop on tins with table- spoon. CREAM JUMBLES. i cup butter. 3 eggs. 1 cup sugar. 2i cups flour. i cup sour cream. i teaspoon soda. HICKORY NUT JUMBLES. 1 cup butter. 2 cups flour. 1 cup sugar. 1 cup hickory nuts. 2 eggs. Drop off a spoon. GINGER BISCUITS. 1 cup butter. 2 eggs. 2 cups sugar. 1 teaspoon baking powder, i cup sweet milk. 1 teaspoon ground ginger. Beat the butter and sugar together; add the eggs and beat again; then add the milk. Have the baking powder and ginger well mixed in a coffee cup of flour; add this and more flour to make a stiff dough. Cut out little cookies and bake. SMALL CAKES 403 GINGEE SNAPS. 1 cup lard. 1 teaspoon soda

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