Moie’s Molasses Cookies

Description
A family cookie recipe with molasses, buttermilk, and warm spices.

Ingredients

• 1 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup shortening or butter
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons spices
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Flour, added 1/4 cup at a time until a cookie dough forms
• Sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

1. Mix the molasses, shortening or butter, buttermilk, spices, baking soda, salt, and vanilla.
2. Add flour 1/4 cup at a time until the mixture becomes a cookie dough.
3. Shape as desired and sprinkle with sugar.
4. Bake at 375 degrees F for 12 minutes.

Notes

• Family note: listed as Moie's recipe.
• The original note does not specify the exact spice blend or total flour amount.