Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Molasses Cookies Amish

Category: Cookies

Ingredients and Directions

1 cup shortening

1 1/2 cup brown sugar

2 each eggs

1 cup molasses

1 cup corn syrup, white or golden

1 1/2 cup milk

3 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ginger

2 teaspoon cinnamon

6 cup flour

Cream the shortening and sugar. Add the eggs, molasses and syrup. Then sift together the dry ingredients and alternately stir in the flour and milk. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes in a 375 degree oven. The molasses in the cookies make them very prone to burn so check often. The recipe could be halved as this makes about 80 cookies!