Walnut Molasses Bars

A dish built around butter and lard.

Gingerbreads, Cookies, And Wafers

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 60 ml butter
  • 60 ml lard
  • 60 ml boiling water
  • 120 ml brown sugar
  • 120 ml molasses
  • 5 ml soda
  • 710 ml flour
  • 7 ml ginger
  • 2 ml grated nutmeg
  • 1 ml clove
  • 5 ml salt
  • Chopped walnut meat
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ¼ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

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

Steps

  1. Pour the boiling water over the butter and lard.
  2. Add the brown sugar, the molasses mixed with the soda, the flour, salt, and spices (ginger, nutmeg, and clove).
  3. Chill the dough thoroughly.
  4. Roll the dough one-fourth inch thick.
  5. Cut the dough into strips three and one-half inches long by one and one-half inches wide.
  6. Sprinkle the strips with the chopped walnut meat.
  7. Bake for ten minutes.

Steps last refined 2026-11-12 — we sharpen our recipes every week, so check back.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories450
Protein5.6 g
Fat14.5 g
Carbs74.4 g
Fiber1.5 g
Sodium352 mg

Source

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