Sugar & Spice Cookies #1 Recipe
Ingredients
- Excellent Cookies
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3/4 (1/2 and 1/4) teaspoon ground ginger
- 3/4 cup (6 ounces) (12 Tablespoons) butter flavored shortening
- 1 cup white (granulated) sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup (unsulphured) molasses
- 2 Tablespoons milk (1%, 2%, or whole, NOT skimmed)
- 1 flatware teaspoon, for scooping
Directions
- Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and ginger. Set flour mixture aside.
- In a large bowl, at medium-high speed, beat shortening, sugar until smooth. (2 minutes)
- Add in 2 Tablespoons of milk.
- Scrape down sides of bowl.
- Beat in the egg and then the molasses until well blended.
- At low speed, gradually add in the flour mixture until just blended.
- (Do Not Over Mix)
- (If dough is too wet to roll, mix in 1 to 2 Tablespoons of flour)
- Using a flatware teaspoon, scoop and roll dough into 1 inch balls (.45 ounce)
- Place balls on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
- Slightly press down on top of ball.
- Bake for 6-1/2 minutes.
- For even browning, rotate the cookie sheet half way through baking cycle.
- Remove cookies from oven and cool, on cookie sheets for 2 minutes.
- Move cookies, on parchment paper, to wire racks for complete cooling.
- If desired, after baking and cooling, sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.
- Makes 5 dozen (60) 2-1/2 inch cookies.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 9g | |
| Recipe makes 60 servings | |
| Calories 30 | |
| Calories from Fat 1 | 3% |
| Total Fat 0.15g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.04g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium 53mg | 2% |
| Potassium 7mg | 0% |
| Total Carbs 6.62g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugars 3.38g | 2% |
| Protein 0.56g | 1% |
