Grandma's Molasses Sugar Cookies

• Produce

  • 1 tsp Ginger

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 1/2 cup Molasses

• Baking & Spices

  • 4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 4 tsp Baking soda
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup Shortening
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 Sugar

• Dairy

  • 3/4 cup Butter

Found on americanheritagecooking.com

Description

Ingredients

• ¾ cup shortening
• ¾ cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• ½ cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ginger, slightly rounded
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Additional sugar for rolling

Directions

• Melt shortening and butter together in a pan on low heat.
• While the butter and shortening melt, sift together flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; whisk to evenly distribute spices and soda. Set aside.
• In another large bowl add sugar, molasses and butter/shorting mixture; beat well with a hand mixer. Add eggs and beat well.
• In two additions add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and stir on low speed. Chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350° and line two baking sheets with parchment.
• Roll into balls approximately 1 ½ inches across, roll in sugar and place 2 inches apart on your prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven 8-10 minutes. For mostly soft, chewy cookies bake until the edges are brown and cracked but the centers are not.* For crispy outsides and soft centers bake between 10-12 minutes until the centers have started to crack.