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
- Mix:
- Add & Mix:
- Add & mix 2 cup raisens if desired
- Mix all to-gether and drop by teaspoon on greased Baking sheet in 400° degree oven. for 10 1/4 min.
- I use a Cookie scoop or a #30 scoop. / I use Parchment Paper on Cookie sheets.
- 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
- Cream shortening sugar egg and molasses. Sift dry ingredients. Add alternatly with sour milk to cream mixture
- Drop by teaspoon full on a lightly greased cookie sheet
- 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
- Measure flour, salt, soda, spices all to-gether. Beat eggs, add sugar and blend. add molasses, shortening and coffee or water
Untitled recipe
Yield: Makes about 48 cookies, medium size.
Directions
- 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
- Measure sifted flour, Add soda, salt & spices, sift together 3 Time.
- Cream shortening. Gradually Add sugar, cream until light.
- Add egg, beat well, Then add molasses.
- Add flour alternately with milk, (blending after each addition.
- chill 1 to 2 hours, until dough is firm. Drop chilled dough from Teaspoon on baking sheet.
- Drop Chilled dough from Teaspoon on greased sheet.
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
- Mix = 2 cups sugar, 1 cup soft shortening, 2 eggs - Beaten, 1 cup molasses, 1 cup warm water
- Sift + add 7 cups flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon cloves, 2 teaspoon soda, 1 teaspoon salt
- add, mix 1 cup raisins if desire
- Mix all together and drop by teaspoon on greased Baking sheet in 400° degree oven,
- 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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