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Molasses Cookies

A dish that leans on shortening and bread flour.

Gingerbreads, Cookies, And Wafers

contains glutencontains dairycontains meat

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
Scale: ½× – 4× with Plus →
  • 1 cup molasses
  • ½ cup shortening, butter and lard mixed
  • 2½ cups bread flour
  • 1 tablespoon ginger
  • 1 tablespoon soda
  • 2 tablespoons warm milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ½ cup shortening, butter and lard mixed → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons warm milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Heat molasses to boiling-point, add shortening, ginger, soda dissolved in warm milk, salt, and flour. Proceed as for Ginger Snaps.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories458
Protein6.0 g
Fat16.6 g
Carbs72.1 g
Fiber1.2 g
Sodium358 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States