Old Fashioned Molasses Cookie

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup apple butter
• 1 cup molasses

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger together.
• 2 cream butter and sugar.
• 3 add egg and beat until light and fluffy.
• 4 add apple butter; add molasses; blend.
• 5 add dry ingredients; mix.
• 6 chill dough for 2 hours or more.
• 7 roll as thin as possible.
• 8 cut into large cookies.
• 9 place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
• 10 bake in moderate oven, 375 degrees fahrenheit, for 10 minutes.