Mommy's Molasses Morsels! (a delicious recipe for a soft molasses cookie your whole family will love)
This particular recipe took quite a few tries to get it right. If you like a hard molasses cookie...please google again and try something else. This is definitely the recipe for those who love a chewey (ie: soft) molasses cookie. Ingredients: 1 cup packed brown sugar (the cookie pictured was baked using regular brown sugar, but in general we preferred the flavor of dark brown sugar) 3/4 cup high quality lard 1/4 cup organic molasses 1 egg (we used a large farm fresh egg from a local farmer - you may need to use 2 eggs if you purchase the smaller store bought variety) 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt ***3 tablespoons granulated sugar (for topping...do not mix with other ingredients) Directions: Preheat oven to 340F. Mix brown sugar, lard, molasses & egg. Once well mixed, add remaining ingredients. Shape dough using a rounded teaspoon. D...