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A plate of homemade molasses cookies stacked in a pile, with a handwritten recipe on brown paper in the background. The cookies are golden brown with a slightly cracked surface, reminiscent of Grandma’s classic treats.

Gramma Esther's Molasses Cookies

If you are looking for an amazing and flavorful molasses cookie, look no further. This recipe is from my husbands family and it is for sure a family favorite!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 c sugar
  • 1/2 c molasses
  • 1/2 c butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp clove
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 c milk
  • 2 c flour

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to to 350 degrees.
  • Mix ingrediants together.
  • Spoon dough in tablespoons and drop on greased cookie sheet, or do what I did and roll in sugar and bake on parchment.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool and then enjoy!!

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Molasses cookies are the quintessential holiday cookie. When I decided that I needed to add a molasses cookie to my blog, I looked through my grandma's recipes and couldn't find one so I turned to my husband's family! Gramma Esther saving the day with this amazing Molasses cookies recipe. #molasses #baking #grandmasrecipe #cookies #Christmas

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Keyword Christmas, Cookie, holiday, molasses
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