Joe Froggers (Molasses Cookies)
Created by dienia b on June 29, 2015
- Servings: 25
- Prep Time: 1d
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #19768
Ingredients
- 7 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ginger, ground
- 1 teaspoon ground clove
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup rum (or 1⁄4 cup apple juice)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups molasses (dark)
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 cups granulated sugar
How to Make
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Step 1: Sift flour with salt, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and allspice.
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Step 2: Combine water with rum or apple juice. Combine baking soda with molasses. Cream shortening and sugar. Add sifted dry ingredients and water-rum mixture alternately, a third at a time, blending well after each addition. Chill dough, preferably overnight.
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Step 3: Preheat oven to 375* On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough 1/4-inch thick. Cut into rounds with a 4inch cutter. Place on greased baking sheets, leaving room for spreading, and bake for 10-12 minutes. Let stand on sheet a few minutes before removing, to prevent breaking.
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Step 4: Store in a covered cookie jar.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (95.3 g)
- Calories 346
- Total Fat - 9.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.7 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 391 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 63.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1 g
- Sugars - 36.2 g
- Protein - 3.6 g
- Calcium - 62.2 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg