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CHRISTMAS: Christmas Molasses Cookies

Source of Recipe

TOH Holiday Recipe Edition


List of Ingredients

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


Recipe

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Blend in corn syrup, molasses and orange juice. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill for 3-4 hours or overnight. Divide dough into four portions. Roll dough, a portion at a time, on a lightly floured surface to 14/-in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with a 2.5-in cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes. Cookies will be soft and chewy if baked 12 minutes; crunchy if baked longer. Remove to wire racks to cool.