2 level tsp Soda in
½ cup molasses
Let from few minutes
¼ cup butter & ¼ cup
lard melted
(or use margarine) scant
Beat 1 egg and add
½ cup sugar
Mix all together &
2 tbsp water 1 tbsp vanil[la]
2 ¼ cups more flour sift[ed]
Cinnamon Ginger
Roll out & cut
I roll it out so as
to get 2 doz cookies
sort of thick -
Bake 360°-
10 to 12 min.
Oh I sprinkle sugar
on them sometimes
before baking.
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at Martha's H[o]me [?]...
Marie's Cookie
Jan. 4, 1965
St. Pete, Florida
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# Soft Molasses Cookies
*From Marie, January 4, 1965, St. Pete, Florida*
## Ingredients
- 2 level tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup lard, melted (scant; or use margarine)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp water
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups flour, sifted (more as needed)
- Cinnamon, to taste
- Ginger, to taste
- Sugar for sprinkling (optional)
## Instructions
1. Combine 2 level tsp baking soda into 1/2 cup molasses. Let sit for a few minutes.
2. Melt 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup lard together (scant; margarine may be used).
3. Beat 1 egg and add to the butter and lard mixture along with 1/2 cup sugar.
4. Mix all together with 2 Tbsp water and 1 Tbsp vanilla.
5. Sift in 2 1/4 cups flour along with cinnamon and ginger; mix to combine.
6. Roll out dough and cut into cookies, rolling fairly thick.
7. Sprinkle with sugar before baking if desired.
8. Bake at 360° for 10 to 12 minutes.
