Best 7 Moms Molasses Applesauce Cookies Recipes

MOM'S MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, molasses, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour., Roll into 1-1/4-in. balls; roll in remaining sugar. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 10-14 minutes or until tops crack and edges are slightly firm. Remove to wire racks to cool.

MOM'S MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream crisco shortening and sugar. Add molasses and eggs. Mix well. Then add water and vanilla and mix.
• 2. Add dry ingredients, flour, soda, salt, ginger, and cinnamon. Mix well until all is blended together. Drop by tablespoon full onto greased cookie sheet or line your pan with parchment paper for easy cleanup. (I used a small ice cream scoop to drop my mixture). Bake for 9 minutes. Do not overbake. Ovens vary and I have a new oven and it took 9 minutes. You may want to check at 7 minutes if you do smaller cookies. Let cool and frost.
• 3. This is a creamy mixture and makes a lot of cookies. These cookies freeze very well.
• 4. For frosting.....I just used 1 stick of butter, 3 cups of powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 2 tablespoons of milk. Mix well and frost your cooled cookies.

LO-CAL MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Beat oil, molasses, 1/4 cup sugar and egg until blended. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and spices; add to molasses mixture and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours. , Shape into 1-in. balls; roll in remaining sugar. Place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are set and tops are cracked, 8-10 minutes.

MOM'S MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together brown sugar, Crisco, molasses and egg; add in flour, soda and spices, mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Shape dough into walnut-sized balls.
• Dip tops in granulated sugar.
• Place sugar-side up about 3" apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes.
• Remove immediately from cookie sheet and let cool.

MOM'S MOLASSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt shortening and let cool. Add 1 c sugar, molasses and egg. Beat well.
• Sift dry ingredients, except the remaining sugar. Add to first mixture. Mix well.
• Chill at least 1 hour. (Don't skip this step!).
• Form in 1 inch balls and roll in remaining sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes on greased cookie sheets. (As low as 7 minutes in a convection oven).
• NOTE: To get the texture just right, follow the directions closely. Specifically three things: don't substitute butter or margarine for the shortening, melt the shortening, and hand form the cookies.

APPLESAUCE GINGERSNAP DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, allspice, and salt.
• In large bowl, cream together sugar and margarine until well-blended.
• Stir in applesauce and molasses.
• Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture; mix until well blended.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoons 1 inch apart onto prepared cookie sheets.
• Flatten each slightly with moistened fingertips.
• Bake 11-14 minutes, or until firm.
• Watch carefully at end of baking, to prevent overbrowning.

GRANDMA'S ONE BOWL MOLASSES APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients, cut in butter. Stir in molasses, egg, applesauce, raisins.
• Pour into greased and floured 8" square pan. Bake 350 for 40-45 minute.
• Drizzle with glaze when cool.