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Family Recipes: Molasses Cookies

 

Here is a cookie to make now and often!! When I had only been married a few years, the local postmaster’s wife told me one day I should never buy packaged cookies at the grocery store. She shared her Molasses Cookie recipe with me and I have been making these yummy cookies for over 35 years.

The dough is super easy to mix up—then refrigerate until you are ready to bake. When baking these cookies, the sweet, spicy aroma will fill your home. My husband cannot wait for the first batch to be done so he can taste them (with a glass of milk) to be sure they are good!!

MOLASSES COOKIES

  3/4 cup oil

1 cup sugar

1/4  cup molasses (gold label)

  1 egg

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups all purpose flour

½ teaspoon cloves (ground)

½ teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon salt

Combine oil, sugar, molasses and egg. Beat well. In a separate bowl mix together all dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to oil/sugar/molasses/egg mixture and mix well. Refrigerate overnight.

When ready to bake, form into 1 inch balls and roll in granulated sugar (during the holidays you can roll in colored sugar, if desired). Place on greased cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.

(Hint: A few years ago I discovered parchment paper and never make cookies without it. You don’t have to grease the pans and the cookies never stick. Clean up is a breeze)

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Family Recipes: Sweet Potato Casserole

I first had this casserole over 20 years ago at a church potluck. I begged my friend for her recipe and have been making ever since. It is easy—can be assembled the day before and baked the day of your event. Note that directions call for one large can of sweet potatoes/40 oz. I have actually made this casserole using two 29 oz cans and it was great. Just taste after everything is mixed together to be sure it is sweet enough for you.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

1 large can sweet potatoes, drained

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup sugar

3 eggs, beaten

1 ½ stick butter or margarine, melted (one for sweet potato mixture and ½ for topping)

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon vanilla (optional)

1 cup cornflakes, crushed

1 cup pecans, chopped

Mash sweet potatoes—I put mine in mixer and beat until light and fluffy. Add sugars, eggs, 1 stick melted butter, cinnamon and vanilla. Put in casserole sprayed with Pam (makes clean-up so much easier)

Mix crushed cornflakes, ½ stick butter and pecan. Sprinkle on top of sweet potato mixture. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. If topping starts getting too brown towards end of baking, lay a piece of foil on top.
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Trust me, this is a recipe you will make again and again. I often get requests for it at potluck dinners. And remember-sweet potatoes are for more than just Thanksgiving and Christmas.

This recipe is a bit more decadent and for special occasions. Sweet potatoes are a great source of nutrition. Read more about the nutritional value of the sweet potato at: http://bit.ly/2zadWOT

 

 

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