Molasses Drop Cookies

Arwilda kept seven different recipes with this title.

Fourteen-cup double-batch recipe

Blue Binder Double card

Ingredients

  • 4 cups white sugar
  • 2 cups soft shortening
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups molasses
  • 2 cups warm water
  • 14 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoon cloves
  • 4 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 2 teaspoon salt.
  • 2 cup raisens if desired

Directions

  1. Mix:
  2. Add & Mix:
  3. Add & mix 2 cup raisens if desired
  4. Mix all to-gether and drop by teaspoon on greased Baking sheet in 400° degree oven. for 10 1/4 min.
  5. I use a Cookie scoop or a #30 scoop. / I use Parchment Paper on Cookie sheets.
  6. I use Parchment Paper on Cookie sheets.

Timing: for 10 1/4 min.

Temperature: 400° degree oven

Equipment: measuring cups and spoons; mixing bowl; mixing utensil; teaspoon, Cookie scoop, or #30 scoop; greased Baking sheet or Parchment Paper-lined Cookie sheets; oven

Notes

  • Double; I use a Cookie scoop or a #30 scoop.; I use Parchment Paper on Cookie sheets.

As written

Double

Arwilda’s changes

  • Added “by teaspoon”

Mrs. Growson Kellogg ingredient-only recipe

Mrs. Growson Kellogg ingredient-only card

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 teaspoon soda (in the water)
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1 teaspoon each, cloves, cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  • 6 cups flour.

Temperature: water warm

Equipment: measuring cups and spoons

Old Binder sour-milk recipe

Old Binder typed sour-milk card

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Shortening
  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 cup Molasses
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger
  • 3/4 cups Sour Milk

Directions

  1. Cream shortening sugar egg and molasses. Sift dry ingredients. Add alternatly with sour milk to cream mixture
  2. Drop by teaspoon full on a lightly greased cookie sheet
  3. Bake at 375 oven about 10 min.

Timing: about 10 min.

Temperature: 375 oven

Equipment: lightly greased cookie sheet

Soft Molasses Cookies coffee-or-water recipe

Old Binder pages 16(B) to 17(B)

SOFT MOLASSES COOKIES:

Ingredients
  • 4 1/2 cups flour;
  • 3/4- teaspoon salt;
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice; 1/4 teaspoon cloves; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons soda
  • 1 cup sugar;
  • 2/3- cup shortening;
  • 2- eggs, well beaten;
  • 1- cup molasses;
  • 1/2 cup hot coffee or water;
  • 2/3- cup cut raisins, if desired;
Directions
  1. Measure flour, salt, soda, spices all to-gether. Beat eggs, add sugar and blend. add molasses, shortening and coffee or water

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Yield: Makes about 48 cookies, medium size.

Directions
  1. Combine with flour mixture and blend well. Chill at least one hour. Drop from teaspoon on greased baking sheet. Bake in 375-degree oven 10 to 12 minutes, depending on size of cookie. Makes about 48 cookies, medium size.

Timing: at least one hour; 10 to 12 minutes

Temperature: Chill; 375-degree oven

Equipment: greased baking sheet; oven

As written

PAGE 17 (B)

Soft Molasses Drops buttermilk recipe

Green Recipe Box two-card Soft Molasses Drops

Ingredients

  • 3 C flour
  • 1 ½ tps Soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 ½ tps cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • ½ C shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 1 C sugar
  • ½ C Molasses
  • 1 C Sour Milk or Buttermilk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Directions

  1. Measure sifted flour, Add soda, salt & spices, sift together 3 Time.
  2. Cream shortening. Gradually Add sugar, cream until light.
  3. Add egg, beat well, Then add molasses.
  4. Add flour alternately with milk, (blending after each addition.
  5. chill 1 to 2 hours, until dough is firm. Drop chilled dough from Teaspoon on baking sheet.
  6. Drop Chilled dough from Teaspoon on greased sheet.
  7. Bake oven 400 degrees F. 10 to 12 min

Timing: Chill 1 to 2 hours; 10 to 12 min

Temperature: chilled 1 to 2 hours until dough is firm; 400 degrees F.

Equipment: baking sheet; refrigerator; oven

Twelve-to-thirteen-cup double-batch recipe

Blue Binder Double Batch card

Ingredients

  • 4 cups sugar
  • 2 cups soft shortening
  • 4 Eggs = Beaten
  • 2 cups molasses
  • 2 cups warm water
  • 12-13 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoon cloves
  • 4 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups raisins if desire

Directions

  1. Mix =
  2. Sift & add
  3. add mix
  4. Mix all together and drop by teaspoon on greased Baking sheet. or use parchment paper.
  5. Bake in 400° degree oven for 10 minute.
  6. Use a #30 scoop

Timing: 10 minute.

Temperature: 400° degree oven

Equipment: sifter, mixing utensil and vessel, teaspoon or #30 scoop, baking sheet, parchment paper, oven

Notes

  • Time depends on your oven.

As written

Molasses Drop Cookies 4 cups sugar 2 cups soft shortening 4 Eggs = Beaten 2 cups molasses 2 cups warm water 12-13 cups flour 2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 teaspoon cloves 4 teaspoon Baking Soda 2 teaspoon salt 2 cups raisins if desire Mix = Sift & add add mix Mix all together and drop by teaspoon on greased Baking sheet. or use parchment paper. Bake in 400° degree oven for 10 minute. Use a #30 scoop 10 minute. 400° degree oven sifter, mixing utensil and vessel, teaspoon or #30 scoop, baking sheet, parchment paper, oven Time depends on your oven.

Warm-water single-batch recipe

Blue Binder Single card

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 7 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt.
  • 1 cup raisins if desired

Directions

  1. Mix:; Sift all: & Mix.; Add. 1 cup raisins if desired; Mix all to-gether and Drop by teaspoon on greased Baking sheet in 400° degree oven for 10½ min.

Timing: 10½ min.

Temperature: 400° degree

Equipment: mixing bowl; sifter; teaspoon or Cookie scoop or #30 scoop; greased Baking sheet or parchment-lined Cookie sheet; oven

Notes

  • Use parchment paper on Cookie sheet.
  • Use Cookie scoop or #30 scoop

As written

Single

Arwilda’s changes

  • Changed “soft” to “shortening”

Blue Binder 9-to-10-minute card

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup soft shortening
  • 2 eggs - Beaten
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 7 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup raisins if desire

Directions

  1. Mix = 2 cups sugar, 1 cup soft shortening, 2 eggs - Beaten, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup warm water
  2. Sift + add 7 cups flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon cloves, 2 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon salt
  3. add, mix 1 cup raisins if desire
  4. Mix all together and drop by teaspoon on greased Baking sheet in 400° degree oven,
  5. Bake for 9-10 minutes.

Timing: 9-10 minutes

Temperature: 400° degree oven

Equipment: teaspoon; greased Baking sheet; 400 degree oven; #30 scoop; parchment paper

Notes

  • Use parchment paper
  • Very good.

As written

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Compare the cards

Liquid and spice pattern

Old Binder pages 16(B) to 17(B)
Hot coffee or water with allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and optional raisins.
Green Recipe Box two-card Soft Molasses Drops
Sour milk or buttermilk with cinnamon, ginger, and vanilla.
Old Binder typed sour-milk card
Sour milk with nutmeg, cinnamon, and ginger.
Blue Binder Single card
Warm water with cinnamon, cloves, and optional raisins in a seven-cup-flour batch.
Mrs. Growson Kellogg ingredient-only card
Warm water with cinnamon, cloves, raisins, six cups flour, and half-cup shortening; no method.

Warm-water batch scale and flour

Blue Binder Single card
Single formula with seven cups flour.
Blue Binder Double card
Exact twofold quantities, including fourteen cups flour.
Blue Binder Double Batch card
Other quantities double, but flour is twelve to thirteen cups.

Single-batch bake time

Blue Binder Single card
10 1/2 minutes at 400 degrees.
Blue Binder 9-to-10-minute card
9 to 10 minutes at 400 degrees.

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