Recipe: Molasses Cookies

Originally published in the Dec. 11, 2013, issue

 

Editor’s Note: These cookies come to us from Jack Spruill of Hoschton, Ga. The recipe makes five dozen, but they were such a hit with our taste-testers that a second batch was called for! 

 

Ingredients:

2/3 cup vegetable oil

1 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

4 tablespoons molasses

2 cups flour

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 teaspoons baking soda

Sugar for coating cookies

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Combine oil, one cup sugar, egg and molasses in a large bowl.

3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, ginger, cinnamon and baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the oil mixture and stir to combine.

4. Roll one teaspoon dough into a ball and roll in remaining sugar to coat. Repeat for the rest of the dough.

5. Place coated dough balls on a prepared cookie sheet and bake for six to eight minutes.