Natural Molasses Cookie Recipe
This natural recipe offers a healthy dessert option, using lots of nutritious ingredients, considering it’s a dessert! And what an aroma throughout your kitchen and home -- really spicy! These are especially fun to make in rainy or cold weather. I remember my grandma used to take a spoonful of blackstrap molasses for iron, and also sometimes to help suppress a cough – a popular tradition from our elderly generation. Molasses is indeed high in iron (but also carbs, as it does have sugar content, although more natural). It’s also very high in Vitamin B6, as well as Manganese, Magnesium, Potassium, and Selenium, all of which are important for elderly nutrition. Pretty healthy for a sweetener, all in all. Plus – the flavor! This is one of my favorite easy healthy recipes for cookies. Enjoy! First, heat in a mixing bowl over very hot water until the butter is melted: Mix together first, and then stir in: Chill the dough. Grease a cookie sheet. Then roll out about ¼ inch thick. Cut with a 2 inch cookie cutter. Or just drop them on the cookie sheet and flatten with a glass or fork (which should be dipped in flour to avoid sticking). Bake 375 F degrees for about 10 minutes, depending on your oven. Makes about 3 1/2 to 4 dozen, 2-inch cookies. Store these in an air-tight container. This will keep them soft and improve the flavor. This molasses cookie recipe also freezes well. Molasses cookies are one of my favorite. I’ve even used them (or ginger snaps) in making a pie crust, instead of the traditional graham crackers. Side Note -- Some elderly issues, of course, dictate the restriction of sugars, and this is also true with using honey and molasses. So although these ingredients are relatively healthy and are natural, they’re also sweet.
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