Description
I have searched far and wide for a recipe that mimics my favorite, store-bought version of these cookies. I think, after days of thrown-out cookies, I have come as close as I can get.
Ingredients
- ½ cup molasses
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup shortening
- ¼ cup margarine
- 2 eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons anise extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Place molasses
- honey
- shortening
- and margarine in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until creamy. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Beat in eggs.
- Combine flour
- white sugar
- brown sugar
- anise
- cinnamon
- cardamom
- baking soda
- cloves
- nutmeg
- ginger
- black pepper
- and salt in a large bowl. Add molasses mixture; stir until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate dough until well chilled
- about 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Roll dough into acorn-sized balls and place 1 inch apart on baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until firm to the touch with slight cracking
- 10 to 15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Dust cooled cookies with confectioners’ sugar. Store in an airtight container.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs
Servings: 18