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Cookies, Molasses, Drop Aunt Clara

dessert~30 minfrom the kitchen of Aunt ClaraPhoebe Butler’s recipe box

molasses · sugar · lard · coffee · baking soda · egg · ginger · baking powder · flour

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15 min active · 30 min total (times estimated)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup lard
  • 1 cup coffee or water
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4½ cups flour

Steps

  1. Combine molasses, sugar, and lard and mix well.
  2. Add coffee (or water) and stir to combine.
  3. Beat in the eggs.
  4. Stir in baking soda, ginger, and baking powder.
  5. Add flour and mix until a soft dough forms.
  6. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet.
  7. No oven temperature, baking time, or yield is given on the card. Bake at approximately 375 °F for 10–12 minutes, or until set — based on typical period drop-cookie recipes.