Cookies, Molasses, Drop Aunt Clara

dessert · from the kitchen of Aunt Clara

Cookies, Molasses, Drop Aunt Clara — front of the card
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Cookies, Molasses, Drop Aunt Clara — back of the card
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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.