I just baked these for the first time. Fran, Ma's great granddaughter, gave me the recipe to use in the series I am working on - the Four Season Series.
When I was little I used to love watching a woman I cherished in her 90's make these cookies. I could barely wait for them to come out of the oven and cool enough to eat. That is how I feel right now!
I am taking my first bite - oh my goodness - not too sweet - just right - the jelly on top is essential. (Fran said to use grape jelly. ) The cloves and cinnamon and ginger and nutmeg are in perfect proportions!
I just went back in time.
Molasses Cookies
1 Cup Crisco
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Molasses
1 tsp Soda
2 tsp Ginger
2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Cloves
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
1 tsp Salt
6 Cups Flour
1 Cup Buttermilk
Cream Crisco and sugar, add molasses. Sift flour 3 cups of flour with other dry ingredients. Alternate dry ingredients with buttermilk. Add the remaining flour and mix just until all ingredients are mixed. Divide into equal parts. Roll 1/4 inch thick. Cut out with three inch cookie cutter. Place on greased cookie sheet with a standard measuring spoon press a dent in center of each cookie (use back of spoon). Place 1/4 tsp raspberry or strawberry (Fran says to use grape!) in dent. Sprinkle cookies with sugar. Bake 9 minutes at 375 degrees. Do not overbake.
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