Another gem of a recipe that I found is Pioneer Woman's Spiced Molasses Cookies. I like to pull these out for cookie exchanges and Christmas time, or when I bake cookies to send to my brother since they are his favorite. I like to mix it up a little bit and add some colored sugar into the sugar bowl when I'm coating them before baking.
Spiced Molasses Cookies
1 cup Sugar
¾ cups Crisco (vegetable Shortening)
¼ cups Molasses
1 whole Egg
2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground Cloves
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
¼ teaspoons Salt
2-½ teaspoons Baking Soda
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Add flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, salt and baking soda to a bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
Using mixer with the paddle attachment, mix sugar, shortening, molasses and egg until well combined. Add dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop out walnut sized balls of dough and roll into balls with hands. Coat each ball with sugar and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 9 - 11 minutes, allowing to bake about 1 minute after cookies begin to crack.
You can mix together 1 cup of powdered sugar with 1-2 tablespoons milk if you'd like and drizzle over cookies for a cute variation.
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