Drop Cookies

dessert

Drop Cookies — front of the card
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Drop Cookies — back of the card
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20 min active · 35 min total (times estimated)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • ½ package raisins (package size unspecified; a standard box of raisins is 15 oz.)
  • 1 cup boiling water with ¾ teaspoon salt
  • Flour to stir thick, as cake (quantity not specified — add until batter reaches a thick, cake-like consistency)

Steps

  1. Combine sugar, shortening, and molasses in a large bowl and mix well.
  2. Add the beaten egg and stir to combine.
  3. Dissolve the baking soda in the 1 cup of boiling water along with the ¾ teaspoon salt; add to the mixture and stir.
  4. Add cinnamon and ginger; mix well.
  5. Stir in the raisins.
  6. Add flour gradually, stirring until the batter is thick — approximately the consistency of cake batter.
  7. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet. (Baking temperature and time not given on the card — a typical drop cookie bakes at 350°F for 10–12 minutes.)