Memorial Day Recipes

Boston Cream Cookies

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Boston Cream Cookies

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In our hometown bakery, they made the best frosted molasses soft cookies. I loved them! Well, I wanted to try to make some of my own. A relative brought these to a family gathering. These cookies are so similar to the bakery cookies. I asked her for the recipe.

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 C. sugar
  • 1/2 C. shortening
  • 1/2 C. molasses
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 C. buttermilk
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. cloves
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. ginger
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 tsp. vinegar
  • 2 1/8 C. flour
  • Frosting:
  • 2 Tbs. butter
  • 2 Tbs. cream
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg and beat well. Add molasses and beat. Add buttermilk and beat. In a cup, add soda to vinegar and mix into batter. Add sifted dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by spoonfuls. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Frosting:

Bring butter and cream to boil and add powdered sugar. I don't double this recipe because of all the spice. 

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