molasses cookies

ok friends, i'm way behind on blogging. sorry. :(  

my new year's resolution shall be to blog at least once a week--- i shall try to keep it up (we'll see how it goes. thank the Lord for grace, right?) :)

i'm going to blog my brains out and post a few recent recipes that have melted my heart. first up: molasses cookies.  what says "merry Christmas" like some sweet and spicy cookies right out of the oven? :) idk.  enjoy. <3

Molasses Cookies

recipe adapted from some girl's grandma's friend: Fanny Farmer. :)

• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (i did this cause i don't own ground cloves)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Extra sugar for rolling

Combine butter, sugar, molasses and egg in large mixing bowl

Combine flour, baking soda and spices in medium bowl; add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir until well combined.  Put in refrigerator until dough has hardened.

sorry this is sideways - just deal with it - but i wanted to show you my FAVORITE fair trade unsulphured organic molasses. YUM. (i got it at meijer) :)

Scoop out dough (I used a 1-inch cookie scoop) and roll into 1 inch balls

Roll balls in sugar and place on cookie sheet, well-spaced apart.

Press down slightly on cookie dough with flat bottom of a glass.

OR you can leave them un-sugared if you want to ice them later. :)

YAY! aren't they pretty!? :)  Bake for 8-10 minutes at 375 degrees F.

forgive my hasty/messy frosting job- but trust me, they were delish. :)