My Great-Grandmother’s Recipe for Molasses Cookies

My Great-Grandmother’s Recipe for Molasses Cookies

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My great-grandmother's house always smelled like coffee and cookies. Since they made their own molasses, she always had sugar and molasses cookies when we visited. This recipe is one of most...

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups organic, non-GMO flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon real salt – this means kosher or sea salt (I use this one)
  • 2 teaspoons natural baking soda
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons organic cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground organic ginger
  • 1/2 cup lard (organic) or coconut oil, melted (I use this coconut oil)
  • 1/4 cup organic butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups non-GMO, organic molasses
  • 5 tablespoons hot water
  • Organic, non-GMO sugar for sprinkling tops of cookies

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