Cry Babies (Soft Molasses Cookies)
List of Ingredients
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons baking soda
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup hot black coffee
Recipe
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream shortening and
sugar well. Beat in molasses, eggs and vinegar. Sift
dry ingredients together and mix in alternately with
coffee. (Dough should be thick and slightly sticky).
Drop by rounded tablespoon or teaspoon onto lightly
greased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to
12 minutes. Makes 24 large cookies, or 48 conventional
size.
Per large cookie: 234 calories (35 percent from fat),
9.2 g fat (15.6 g saturated, 4 g monounsaturated),
17.7 mg cholesterol, 2.9 g protein, 35.2 g
carbohydrates, 0.6 g fiber, 213 mg sodium.
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