Marvelous Molasses Cookies

Just because you have braces, doesn't mean you can't still eat yummy foods.  I found this wonderful recipe online at Metal Mouth Media.  Try it out and let us know what you think. 

Marvelous Molasses Cookies

This was the very first soft-cookie recipe I collected back in the mid-60s. They smell wonderful even before baking, they melt in your mouth, and they never harden up. Yum – the best of gingerbread and ginger snaps in one!

 1 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

½ tsp salt

½ cup molasses

½ cup warm water

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp ginger

2-½ cups flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Baking time 11 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine shortening, brown sugar, egg, salt and molasses, using an electric mixer and beating until fluffy. Add cinnamon and ginger. In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir the baking soda into the warm water; add water mixture to the molasses mixture alternately with the flour until well blended.
Drop by tablespoons onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 11 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes about 4 dozen. Store in a covered container.