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Spice Cookies

A dish that starts with molasses and finishes with sugar.

Gingerbreads, Cookies, And Wafers

contains glutencontains dairycontains meat

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
Scale: ½× – 4× with Plus →
  • ½ cup molasses
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1½ tablespoons butter
  • 1½ tablespoons lard
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon clove
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 1½ tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Heat molasses to boiling-point. Add sugar, shortening, and milk. Mix and sift dry ingredients, and add to first mixture. Chill thoroughly, and proceed as with Ginger Snaps.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories485
Protein6.7 g
Fat10.0 g
Carbs92.5 g
Fiber2.0 g
Sodium315 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States