Christmas Cookies - part 1

Tonight I made 2 types of Christmas cookies since I am unable to be at the Cookie Baking Day on Friday - only Saturday. I thought I would make some early! One of the cookies goes way back to when I was little at Christmas. Dad, Mom , and I would always make the sugar cookies pressed with a glass in colored sugar. I also tried a new cookie - Old-Fashioned Molasses cookies. They had a strong smell that I didn't like but the taste was wonderful!

Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup white sugar

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together the melted margarine, 1 cup sugar, and egg until smooth. Stir in the molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger; blend into the molasses mixture. Cover, and chill dough for 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Roll dough into walnut sized balls, and roll them in the remaining white sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until tops are cracked. Cool on wire racks.