Molasses Cookies
A dish that leans on shortening and bread flour.
contains glutencontains dairycontains meat
Ingredients
US
Metric
- 240 ml molasses
- 120 ml shortening (butter and lard mixed)
- 590 ml bread flour
- 15 ml ginger
- 15 ml soda
- 30 ml warm milk
- 5 ml 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
Steps
- 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)
| Calories | 458 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 6.0 g |
| Fat | 16.6 g |
| Carbs | 72.1 g |
| Fiber | 1.2 g |
| Sodium | 358 mg |
Source
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States