Old Fashioned Molasses Cookie Recipe

"From 1930s handwritten cookbook Nelegh Ne. Has apple butter in these cookies. Cookies are crisp but get soft if stored 2 days is in a hand written note. Dough is chilled."

Original is 10 servings

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (123.7 g)
Calories 491.6
Total Fat - 19.4 g
Saturated Fat - 11.9 g
Cholesterol - 69.6 mg
Sodium - 551.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 74.5 g
Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
Sugars - 38.7 g
Protein - 5.8 g
Calcium - 85.1 mg
Iron - 2.3 mg
Vitamin C - 0 mg
Thiamin - 0.1 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger together.

Step 2

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and beat until light and fluffy.

Step 3

Add apple butter; add molasses; blend.

Step 4

Add dry ingredients; mix.

Step 5

Chill dough for 2 hours or more.

Step 6

Roll as thin as possible. Cut into large cookies.

Step 7

Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.

Step 8

Bake in moderate oven, 375 degrees Fahrenheit, for 10 minutes.

Old Fashioned Molasses Cookie

Ingredients