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Soft Molasses Cookies (L.a. Times)

Soft Molasses Cookies (L.a. Times) is built on Butter, Sugar, Molasses, Egg, and Flour. Serves 3. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 1
• 2 1/2 cup
• 1 1/2 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 2 tsp
• 1/4 cup

Method (preview)

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   Cream butter and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Blend in molasses and egg. Beat well.

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   In separate bowl, combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and cloves.

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   Dissolve baking soda in water. Add flour and baking soda mixtures alternately to butter mixture. Blend well after each addition.

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   Drop batter by rounded tablespoon onto lightly greased and floured (or foil lined) baking sheets.

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   Bake at 350 degrees until done, 12 to 15 minutes.

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   Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.

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   Presented by: Rose Dosti, L.A. Times Culinary SOS column, 12/29/94, page

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   H24.

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    This recipe has been around the Times for a long time.