Grandma's Molasses Cookies

King-Man and I recently returned from Wisconsin where we visited my 90-year-old father-in-law, Al, and many of King-man's 9 siblings and their families. It was a fun, sentimental time. Whenever we're at Grandpa's house, we're all missing Grandma Marie--my mother-in-law who passed away in 2001. We all have many happy memories of her. She was an amazing cook, and I especially loved her homemade cinnamon rolls and bread. Molasses cookies were a favorite for her grandkids; they could always count on finding some in Grandma's cookie jar. Those cookies were the best.

One day during our visit, Marie's granddaughter, Melissa, showed up with a batch of molasses cookies that tasted just like Grandma's. I was so excited! They tasted like they'd come out of Marie's kitchen. Turns out that Melissa and her twin sister Michelle had been on a mission to figure out how to make molasses cookies just like the ones they'd always found waiting in the cookie jar in Grandma Marie's kitchen.

Michelle and Melissa grew up on the family dairy farm, and it was a short walk to Grandma and Grandpa's house. So, they had lots of opportunities to eat Grandma's cookies. They knew exactly the taste and texture of Marie's recipe. When I bit into one of Melissa's cookies, it took me back to her grandma's kitchen. That's one of the things I love about food, cooking, and shared recipes--there are so many memories and traditions attached to them. One bite, and I was transformed back in time.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour (may use half whole wheat pastry flour)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar, divided
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1/4 cup molasses

Directions

1. In small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, & ginger; set aside. In medium bowl, with electric mixer* on low speed, blend together the melted butter, 1 cup sugar, and egg until smooth. Stir in molasses. With mixer on low speed*, gradually add flour mixture to molasses mixture; mix until completely combined. Cover and chill dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
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