An attempt at moms Molasses Cookies

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Below is a receipe that I thought was my moms molasses cookie receipe but turned out to be a yummy one from a gerneric google website that was tasty and went over quite well at work but just wasn't my mom's. Let me tell you about my mom for a brief second.. She can not cook. Ask my dad, and we've made fun of her cooking (and singing) for about 31 years now. However, she can make a killer molasses cookie! (along with amazing fish chowder, chili, turkey soup and biscuits). But the list stops there. Love yah mom. :)

So though these are not "Fernie's Cookies" they really are quite yummy. I will post my moms receipe as soon as she mails that to me and we will give these cookies another go!

1 1/4 c flour

 1 1/2 ground ginger

 1/2 tsp. baking soda

 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

 1/4 tsp. each ground cloves and ground nutmeg

 1/3 c soft butter

1/2 c white sugar

 1 egg

 2 Tbsp. molasses

 1/4 c white sugar for smashing the rolled cookies into, then flatening. 

 Now on to the fun part:

 Heat up the oven to 350 * F

 In a medium bowl stir the flour, soda and spices together. In another bowl,  cream the butter and 1/2 cup of the sugar until nice and fluffy. Beat in the egg then add the molasses and mix until it is all combined. 

 Dump 1/2 of the flour mixture into the wet mixture and beat with an electric mixer. Dump the rest of the dry mix into the wet mix and  voila! you are almost done.

 Use  your hands and make small balls out of the dough... plop them onto the dish of 1/4 cup of white sugar and roll them around until covered. Do this with all of the dough and place on an ungreased cookie sheet then flatten with your hand. (If you think thats gross and need to be all fancy use the bottom of a glass.. but come on.. get real.. your hand is fine. )

Bake for 8 minutes ONLY then let them sit for 2 additional minutes on the cookie sheet. Place on a cooling rack  to finish cooling. 

When cooled.. take 3 freshly baked cookies, a drink of your choice.. milk or coffee for this gal.. and eat happily. 

Happy eating folks!  1 Thumbs up!