Wine Drop/Molasses Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 c. sugar
1/2 c. crisco, I use softened butter
1 egg
1/2 c. molasses
1 t. baking soda
1/2 c. cold brewed coffee
1/2 t. ground cloves
2 3/4 c. flour
nuts, if desired
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Directions:Preheat oven to 375º. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Beat together sugar, butter and egg until fluffy. Add molasses and beat. Dissolve baking soda in coffee, then beat in. Stir in cloves and flour.
Drop dough on sheets with a spoon, I use a medium scoop. Sprinkle the tops with sugar before baking for 10-12 minutes. Don’t overbake. |
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Notes: After church, and coffee at Aunt Kate’s house, my family went to Grandma Keiffer’s house for dinner almost every Sunday when I was growing up. When we arrived in the early afternoon she always had tea and fresh cookies. Her specialties were Sugar Cookies, Wine Drops and Molasses cookies. Until I began this book, my siblings and I thought her Wine Drops and Molasses were similar, but two different cookies. When I went back to my cookbook from Grandma Julie I noticed her note on the Molasses recipe. In fact, I had only ever made the Wine Drops. She noted that a small versus a large batch of cookies is the only difference between the two recipes. I had to laugh, because she also credits Grandma Keiffer for the Wine Drops, and my Grandmother’s best friend Mabel Ryan for the Molasses. I credit both of them for this recipe.
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