Life in Ann Arbor

So Christmas is coming and i thought let’s make some cookies.  I searched online and found a nice recipe for molasses crinkles.  They are like the ginger snap cookies with that nice spice flavor you get around christmas time.  So what could go wrong with Molasses Crinkles?  Well Nothing went wrong.  Just I realized don’t make cookies that taste just like if you bought them.  I made these cookies and thought to myself …. I can just buy the same thing.  I should of made something like crazy ooey gooey chocolate chip cookies or something.  Though i have to say i do enjoy the cookies especially with some milk but i’m not going crazy over them!  Next time i’m gonna make a carrot cake or something like that.

Anyways here are the pics of my little cookie monster adventure

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The ingredients for these cookies were

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup sanding or raw sugar for topping

Whisk together the Flour, Allspice, Cloves, Ginger, Salt, Cinnamon, Baking Soda so that everything is mixed together.  Start beating together the Vegetable Shortening, Butter and Brown Sugar for about 3-4 minutes in the mixer.  When it’s mixed and fluffy add the egg and molasses and keep beating it together.  When that has been mixed in lower the mixer speed to low and slow pour in the flour mixture.  Keep mixing until everything is mixed together very well.

Preheat oven to 375F.  Start rolling the cookie dough into 1 inch balls.  It helps to have wet hands when doing this because the batter can get really sticky.  After you roll the balls dip one side of the ball into the sugar you have for topping.  You want one end to have sugar so when it bakes it is on top.  Put these balls about 1-2 inches apart from each other on baking sheets.  Put the cookies in the oven for about 8-11 minutes.  The longer it cooks the crisper it is.  I did around 8-10 and it came out half and half.  Next time i might go for about 8 minutes.  Anything lower than that and the cookies are still in a ballish shape.  So after the time is up take them out and let them cook for a couple minutes.  I had to do about 3 rounds of baking because i only had 2 baking pans.  It’ll make around 50-60 depending how big your dough balls are….

There you go! Molasses Crinkles! Enjoy!