Cry Baby Cookies
Ingredients
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup white or raw sugar
1 cup molasses
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground clove
1 cup milk
optional:
4 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
Lightly grease cookie sheets
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.. Stir in the molasses. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and spices; stir into molasses mixture alternately with the milk. If using chips and raisins, mix them in now.
Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
Bake for 10-15 minutes. (Watch for burning.) Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheet for five minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
This is a drop cookie. Makes about 60 cookies
Throughly cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses, egg, salt, spices, and beat until blended. Stir together water, and soda add to first mixture
Stir in flour and drop from spoon onto a greased baking sheet. Bake 350 deg. F. 10-15 minutes
NOTE: measure 7/8 of a cup by filling a liquid measuring cup slightly below the 1 cup level.