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Grandma’s Molasses Christmas Crinkles
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 12 minutes
- Total
- 2 hrs
- Servings
- 48.00 cookies, serving(s)
Categories
- cookie
Cuisine
- American
Cooking Method
- Bake
Difficulty
- Easy
Dietary
- cookie
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 48. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Grandma's Molasses Christmas Crinkles brings together 3/4 cup shortening (she always used Crisco), 1 cup brown sugar (packed), 1 egg in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 2 hrs to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 48 servings.
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup shortening (she always used Crisco)
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 cups flour (sifted)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 cup granulated sugar (approximately)
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Instructions
Thoroughly mix wet ingredients together - - shortening, sugar, egg and molasses.
Blend all dry ingredients together and then stir into the wet ingredients.
Chill cookie dough for 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll dough into balls the size of large walnuts.
Dip tips of balls into sugar.
Place, sugared side up, 3" apart on a greased baking sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
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